On this day: October 15

POSTED: 09:59 PM PDT Oct 11, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 14, 2012 

Napoleon goes into exile, "I Love Lucy" debuts, vice-presidential candidates debate for the first time, Wayne Gretzky sets the NHL's points record, and the nation meets "Balloon Boy" and his family, all on this day.

OTD October 15 - Black Panthers
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1966: The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton (right) and Bobby Seale (left) in Oakland, Calif. The organization initially sets forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of African-American neighborhoods from police brutality.

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