On October 15, 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.
On October 15, 1917, Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer who had spied for the Germans, was executed by a firing squad outside Paris.
On October 15, 1990, South Africa's Separate Amenities Act, which had barred blacks from public facilities for decades, was formally scrapped.
On October 15, 1997, British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green twice drove a jet-powered car in the Nevada desert faster than the speed of sound, shattering the world's land-speed record.
On October 15, 1917, Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer who had spied for the Germans, was executed by a firing squad outside Paris.
On October 15, 1990, South Africa's Separate Amenities Act, which had barred blacks from public facilities for decades, was formally scrapped.
On October 15, 1997, British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green twice drove a jet-powered car in the Nevada desert faster than the speed of sound, shattering the world's land-speed record.
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