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Today in History: October 15, Staten Island ferry collision kills 11

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2025. There are 77 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 15, 2003, 11 people were killed and 70 were injured when a Staten Island ferry slammed into a maintenance pier. (The ferry’s pilot, who had blacked out at the controls, later pleaded guilty to 11 counts of manslaughter.) Also on this date: In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte, the deposed French emperor, arrived on the...


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