On October 15, 1841, Dr. John Tyler, who built both what is today All Saints Episcopal Church rectory and The Spite House, and who performed the first cataract operation on American soil, died. On October 15, 1870, The Reverend William Nelson Pendleton, the former rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick and a former Confederate general, conducted funeral services for General Robert E. Lee in the newly constructed chapel of Washington and Lee University in Lexington VA. On October 15, 1883, The News, Frederick's first daily newspaper, published by William T. Delaplaine, Sr., was printed for the first time. On October 15, 1891, the Rev. George Diehl, who served as pastor of The Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick from 1851 to 1887, died. On October 15, 1896, the monument to correspondents of The Civil War was dedicated at Crampton's Gap near Burkittsville. On October 15, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped at The Square Corner in downtown Frederick while on a trip west to receive a copy of the 50th anniversary edition of The News. That newspaper contained a congratulatory letter from Roosevelt to The News. On October 15, 1963, Elzbieta K. Adamska, a native of Poland, became the first women attorney to practice regularly in Frederick County. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)