On October 15, 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rules that hearse manufacturers no longer have to install anchors for child-safety seats in their vehicles.

After a bitter confirmation hearing, the U.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending Cold War tensions.

On October 15, 1989, Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe’s points record (1,850) in the final period of a game against the Edmonton Oilers.

A cosy assurance from a BBC weather forecaster for viewers not to worry about an impending storm has gone down as the most spectacular mis-forecast in history.

On October 15, 1973—four months before the release of her 13th studio album, “Jolene”—country star Dolly Parton releases the record’s titular song with the memorable refrain “Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Joleeeeene.

On October 15, 1965, antiwar activists stage demonstrations across the country, drawing 100,000 people in some 40 cities.

On October 15, 1948, future President Gerald Ford marries Elizabeth Anne (“Betty”) Bloomer.

Arthur Eggers, who was convicted of killing his wife, Dorothy, because of her alleged promiscuity, is executed at San Quentin Prison.

Pierre Laval, the puppet leader of Nazi-occupied Vichy France, is executed by firing squad for treason against France.