Tuesday, October 15, 2019

On This Day in History

Historical Events

1581 Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine" is staged in Paris

1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on island of St Helena to begin his exile

1951 Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesizes the first oral contraceptive

1969 Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war

1993 Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace Prize