OCTOBER 15
1917:Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, is executed by a firing squad in Vincennes, France, having been convicted by a French military court of espionage for Germany during World War I. During her trial, Mata Hari contended she was actually a double agent; her guilt still remains in doubt, as she was a convenient scapegoat for France's substantial losses on the Western Front.
1860: Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., sends a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.
1966: Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale found the Black Panther Party by drafting the Ten Point Program in Oakland, Calif., outlining their demands on behalf of "Black and oppressed people" and proposing a system of militant protection for African American neighborhoods against police brutality.
1860: Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., sends a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.
1966: Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale found the Black Panther Party by drafting the Ten Point Program in Oakland, Calif., outlining their demands on behalf of "Black and oppressed people" and proposing a system of militant protection for African American neighborhoods against police brutality.
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