21 Hours That Made China a Space Power
On October 15, 2003, Yang Liwei rode Shenzhou 5 into orbit, making China the third nation to launch a human into space.
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Mata Hari: The Dancer Executed as a Spy
On October 15, 1917, the dancer Mata Hari faced a French firing squad at Vincennes, convicted of spying for Germany.
The 11-Year-Old Who Gave Lincoln His Beard
On October 15, 1860, eleven-year-old Grace Bedell wrote Abraham Lincoln a letter that changed the face of his presidency — literally.