On this date in History...

Wednesday, October 15th
The 289th day of 2008.
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1860 Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.

1946 Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering fatally poisoned himself hours before he was to have been executed.

1951 The situation comedy "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS.

1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill creating the Department of Transportation.

1969 Peace demonstrators staged activities across the country, including a candlelight march around the White House, as part of a moratorium against the Vietnam War.

1989 Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings surpassed Gordie Howe's NHL career scoring record of 1,850 points.

1990 Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

1990 South Africa's Separate Amenities Act, which had barred blacks from public facilities for decades, was scrapped.

1991 The Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, 52-48.

1993 Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end apartheid in South Africa.

1996 At 3:10am, in Vernal, Utah a beautiful baby girl was born to Bevan and Darcey Wilde. Alyssa Bea weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long. She is the most kind hearted girl, and is destined to be something great! She loves to dance, TAP is her favorite, golf, play football and laugh. She is a wonderful big sister and is loved by her family. One of her favorite things to do is work with special needs children, and they love her too.

2003 China launched its first manned space mission.

2005 Iraqis voted to approve a constitution.
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