"On Oct. 15, 2003, 11 people were killed and 70 were injured when a Staten Island ferry slammed into a maintenance pier. (The ferry's pilot, who had blacked out at the controls, later pleaded guilty to 11 counts of manslaughter.) Also on this date: In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte, the deposed French emperor, arrived on the British-ruled South Atlantic island of St. Helena, where he spent the last 5 1/2 years of his life in exile."
"In 1954, Hurricane Hazel made landfall on the Carolina coast as a Category 4 storm; Hazel was blamed for about 1,000 deaths in the Caribbean, 95 in the U.S. and 81 in Canada. In 1976, the first debate of its kind took place between vice-presidential nominees. Democrat Walter F. Mondale and Republican Bob Dole faced off in Houston. In 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill, the Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court, 52-48."
Oct. 15, 2025 is the 288th day of the year with 77 days remaining. On Oct. 15, 2003, 11 people died and 70 were injured when a Staten Island ferry struck a maintenance pier; the pilot later pleaded guilty to manslaughter after blacking out. In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on St. Helena and spent the last five and a half years of his life in exile. In 1945 Pierre Laval was executed; in 1946 Hermann Goering poisoned himself before execution. In 1954 Hurricane Hazel made landfall as a Category 4 storm, causing heavy fatalities across the Caribbean, the U.S., and Canada. Other milestones include the first vice-presidential debate (1976), Clarence Thomas's confirmation (1991), Andy Green's land-speed record (1997), and the 2017 #MeToo surge. Birthdays listed include Jim Palmer (80), Richard Carpenter (79), Mira Nair (68), and others.
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