This Day In History, Odd News and Facts For October 15, 2012

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AMERICAN REVOLUTION British retreat from Middleburgh, 1780

AUTOMOTIVE “Funeral coaches” exempted from car-seat law, 2004

CIVIL WAR Confederate submarine sinks during tests, 1863

COLD WAR Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize, 1990

CRIME A murderous husband is executed, 1948

DISASTER Hurricane Hazel hits the Carolinas and Ontario,1954

GENERAL INTEREST Vichy leader executed for treason, 1945

Gretzky breaks scoring record, 1989

Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court, 1991

HOLLYWOOD Drew Carey debuts as new host of The Price is Right, 2007

LITERARY P.G. Wodehouse is born,1881

Moneyball author Michael Lewis is born, 1960

MUSIC Duke Ellington records his first big hit, “Mood Indigo”, 1930

OLD WEST Chiricahua Apache leader Victorio is killed south of El Paso, Texas, 1880

PRESIDENTIAL Gerald Ford marries Elizabeth Bloomer, 1948

SPORTS Wayne Gretzky breaks NHL points record, 1989

VIETNAM WAR First draft card burned,1965

Operation Attleboro continues in Tay Ninh Province, 1966

National Moratorium demonstrations held across the United States,1969

WORLD WAR I Mata Hari is executed,1917

WORLD WAR II Herman Goering dies,1946

This Day in Wisconsin History

1862 – (Civil War) Skirmish at Crab Orchard, Kentucky

1885 – Marinette-Menominee Lumbermen Strike

Today is National Grouch Day, National Mushroom Day and National White Cane Safety Day

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Poo bags feature presidential nominees FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 14 (UPI) — A Texas company has created special baggies for cleaning up dog poop that feature images of the presidential candidates.

Giraffe born at Cincinnati Zoo CINCINNATI, Oct. 14 (UPI) — A giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo gave birth to a healthy, 150-pound female calf, zoo officials said.

86th edition of Christmas Book released DALLAS, Oct. 14 (UPI) — The 2012 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book was unveiled in Dallas, with fantasy gifts such as a limited-edition McLaren and a walk-on role in “Annie: The Musical.”