TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024

1520-King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall

1937-Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have & Have Not" published

1939-LaGuardia Airport opens in NYC

1941-Jews caught outside the Polish Ghetto walls could be put to death

1951-"I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV

1964-Kosygin & Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Krushchev

1966-LBJ signs a bill creating Dept of Transportation

1969-Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war

1974-National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing

1977- Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeks

1983-U.S. Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut Intl Airport

1988-Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires

1989-Billy Graham is given the 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd

1989-S. African pres FW de Klerk frees Sisulu & 4 other political prisoners