Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025
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1997 - NASA launches the Cassini-Huygens probe to Saturn.
1998 - American Airlines becomes the first airline to offer electronic ticketing in all 44 countries it serves.
2000 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver video games for the Game Boy Color in the USA. 1.4 million copies sell in the first week.
2003 - The 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash kills 11 after one of its ferries slams into a pier.
2005 - A riot occurs in Toledo, Ohio during a Neo-Nazi rally on racial issues; 114 are arrested.
2006 - In Hawaii, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs. Power outages occur throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Damage estimated at US$73 million.
2007 - Fox Television Stations Group launches a new business television cable channel in the USA.
2008 - The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Swiss National Bank announce they will allow unlimited loans in US dollars.
2008 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average index falls 733 points (7.87 percent) to 8,577 points, its biggest percentage fall since October 1987. The United Kingdon's FTSE 100 falls 7.16 percent, Germany's Dax drops 6.49 percent, and France's Cac 40 loses 6.82 percent.