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It happened on a… October 15

2018

American retailer Sears files for bankruptcy.

2017

Actress Alyssa Milano’s tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’” prompts flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

1993

South Africa’s President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress President Nelson Mandela were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the apartheid system in South Africa.

1989

Los Angeles Kings star Wayne Gretzky gets two goals and one assist against his former Oiler teammates to pass Gordie Howe as the National Hockey League’s all time scoring leader, with 1,851 career points.

1940

“The Great Dictator”, a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin released.

1917

Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany during WWI at Vincennes near Paris.

1866

Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses.

1815

Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on island of St Helena to begin his exile.

1612

Samuel de Champlain made Lieutenant General of New France.

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