Ken P's Today in History
October 1

What happened in history on this day: October 1? Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics, creating several timelines of history. Here you will find specific events from those databases for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company, Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins. On October 1 in ... Personal computer history: 1976 - Harry Margolis, Robert Dunnett, and Ondrej Kojnok formally incorporate IMSAI Manufacturing Corporation. 1998 - Italy issues an 800-lira postage stamp for Communications Day, showing a personal computer monitor. 2001 - Apple Computer releases a new iMac computer to retail outlets. It features 64 MB memory, and CD-ROM drive. Price is US$799. 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.1 GHz Duron processor. Price is US$103 in 1000-unit quantity. 2003 - Sony announces the Clie PEG-TJ25 handheld computer. It features 200 MHz processor, Palm OS 5.2.1, Memory Stick Pro slot, 320x320 resolution screen, 16 MB RAM. Price is US$200. 2003 - Sony announces the Clie PEG-TJ35 handheld computer. It features 200 MHz processor, Palm OS 5.2.1, Memory Stick Pro slot, 320x320 resolution screen, digital audio player, 32 MB RAM. Price is US$250. 2003 - Palm introduces the Tungsten T3 handheld computer. It features Intel 400 MHz XScale processor, Palm OS 5.2.1, 64 MB RAM, Bluetooth connectivity, 320x480 pixel color screen. Price is US$399. 2003 - Palm introduces the Tungsten E handheld computer. It features Texas Instruments 126 MHz OMAP311 ARM processor, Palm OS 5.2.1, 32 MB RAM, 320x320 pixel color screen, Secure Digital and MultiMediaCard slot, digital audio player. Price is US$199. 2003 - Palm introduces the Zire 21 handheld computer. It features Texas Instruments 126 MHz OMAP311 ARM processor, Palm OS 5.2.1, 8 MB RAM, monochrone screen, Secure Digital and MultiMediaCard slot. Price is US$99. Walt Disney Company history: 1927 - Disney ships the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Neck 'n' Neck to Winkler Productions. 1929 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Choo-Choo is completed. 1932 - The Silly Symphony film Bugs in Love is released to theaters. 1960 - The Dixieland at Disneyland evening concert show is first held at Disneyland, at the Rivers of American in Fontierland. 1961 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Horsemasters, part one. 1966 - The National Association of Theatre Owners makes their first award presentation, naming Walt Disney "Showman of the World". 1971 - At 10:00 AM, the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World Resort opens in Orlando, Florida. Similar to Disneyland, six themed areas are Main Street, U.S.A; Adventureland; Fantasyland; Frontierland; Liberty Square; and Tomorrowland. Attendance on opening day is 10,422. First guests to enter the park are William Windsor Junior, wife Mary, and sons Jay and Lee. The day, a Friday, was chosen as the likely slowest day of the week and slowest time of the year for tourists in Florida. Organizers did not want a repeat of the mass crowds during the opening day of Disneyland. Cost of creating the theme park was US$400 million. 1971 - The Walt Disney World Railroad attraction opens in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It includes three locomotives: the Walter E. Disney (#1), the Lilly Belle (#2), and the Roger E. Broggie (#3). 1971 - In the Main Street, U.S.A. area of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, opening day attractions are: Fire Truck, Horse-Drawn Streetcars, Horseless Carriages, Town Square Cafe, Market House store, Camera Center shop, Jitney vehicle, Coca-Cola Refreshment Corner, House of Magic shop, Penny Arcade, Main Street Confectionery shop, Emporium store, Main Street Bake Shop, New Century Clock Shop, Main Street Cinema, Chapeau shop, Omnibus vehicle. 1971 - In the Adventureland area of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, opening day attractions are: Adventureland Veranda restaurant, Swiss Family Tree House, Jungle Cruise, Sunshine Pavilion, Tropical Serenade. 1971 - In the Fantasyland area of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, opening day attractions are: Dumbo Flying Elephants, Mad Tea Party, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Pinocchio Village Haus restaurant, Cinderella's Golden Carrousel, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Mickey Mouse Revue, It's a Small World, Skyway to Tomorrowland transportation. 1971 - In the Frontierland area of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, opening day attractions are: Country Bear Jamboree, Frontier Shooting Gallery, Frontier Trading Post shop, Pecos Bill Cafe, Mike Fink Keel Boats, Mile Long Bar, Diamond Horseshoe Revue, Davy Crocket Explorer Canoes. 1971 - In the Liberty Square area of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, opening day attractions are: Hall of Presidents, Columbia Harbor House restaurant, Heritage House shop Liberty Tree Tavern, Haunted Mansion. 1971 - In the Tomorrowland area of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, opening day attractions are: Skyway to Fantasyland, Grand Prix Raceway, Mickey's Mart shop, Tomorrowland Terrace restaurant. 1971 - King Stefan's Banquet Hall restaurant opens in Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. 1971 - The Crystal Palace Restaurant opens in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. 1971 - The Monorail system opens at Walt Disney World. 1971 - The Fort Wilderness Resort campground opens at Walt Disney World, on the south shore of Bay Lake. It occupies 640 acres of forest. 1971 - Disney's Contemporary Resort hotel opens at Walt Disney World, on the west shore of Bay Lake. It has 1046 rooms, and the monorail passes through its interior. 1971 - The Top of the World restaurant opens in the Contemporary Resort hotel at Walt Disney World. 1971 - The Gulf Coast Room restaurant opens in the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World. 1971 - Disney's Polynesian Village Resort hotel opens at Walt Disney World, on the south shore of Seven Seas Lagoon. 1971 - The Captain Cook's Hideaway lounge opens at Disney's Polynesian Resort. 1971 - The Coral Isle Cafe restaurant opens in the Great Ceremonial House of the Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World. 1971 - The Papeete Bay Verandah restaurant opens in the Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World. 1971 - The Market House store opens on Main Street at Disneyland. 1971 - The Magnolia Course golf course opens at Walt Disney World. 1972 - 10.7 million people have visited Walt Disney World since its opening, one year ago. 1972 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled The Nashville Coyote. 1974 - The name of the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad attraction in Disneyland is shortened to Disneyland Railroad. 1980 - Dominica issues ten postage stamps depicting scenes from Peter Pan. 1981 - Ten years after opening, total attendance at Walt Disney World is 126 million. 1981 - The Tencennial Parade begins performances in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. 1981 - The TV special Florida's Disney Decade airs, in Florida. 1982 - EPCOT Center opens, at Walt Disney World in Florida. It has two main sections, Future World, and World Showcase. It cost more than US$1.2 billion to build. Disney Chairman and CEO E. Cardon Walker performs the dedication. The song "The World Showcase March" is performed and danced to. 1982 - The Future World area of EPCOT Center opens in Walt Disney World. It includes Journey into Imagination, and The Land. 1982 - The Journey into Imagination pavilion opens in Future World in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Image Works area, and the Magic Eye Theater showing the 3-D film Magic Journeys. 1982 - The Land pavilion, sponsored by Kraft, opens in Future World in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Listen to the Land attraction, Tomorrow's Harvest tour, the Farmers Market food court, the Kitchen Kabaret audio-animatronic show, the Harvest Theatre showing the film Symbiosis, and the Good Turn Restaurant. 1982 - The World Showcase area of EPCOT Center opens in Walt Disney World. It includes pavilions for countries Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, and USA (The American Adventure). 1982 - The Canada pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Circle-Vision 360 film O Canada!, the Northwest Mercantile Trading Post shop and Le Cellier restaurant. 1982 - The China pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Circle-Vision 360 film Wonders of China. 1982 - The France pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the film Impressions de France, the Plume et Palette shop, the Boulangerie Patisserie pastry shop, La Maison du Vin shop, Les Chefs de France restaurant, and the Au Petit Café restaurant. 1982 - The Germany pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes Glas und Porzellan shop, Biergarten restaurant, Süssigkeiten shop, Der Bücherwurm shop, Weinkeller shop, and the Der Teddybär shop. 1982 - The Italy pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center. It includes the Arcata d'Antigian shop, the Il Bel Cristallo shop, and the L'Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante restaurant. 1982 - The Japan pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center. It includes Mitsukoshi Department Store, Teppanyaki Dining Rooms restaurant, Yakitori House restaurant, and the Mitsukoshi Restaurant. 1982 - The Mexico pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the El Rio del Tiempo attraction, the Artesanias Mexicanas shop, and the Cantina de San Angel restaurant. 1982 - The United Kingdom pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room restaurant, Pringle of Scotland shop, His Lordship shop, Toy Soldier shop, and Biscuit Barrel shop. 1982 - The FriendShips ferries begin operation on World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. 1982 - The American Adventure attraction opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. The Audio-Animatronics character of Ben Franklin walks during the show for the first time. 1982 - The Liberty Inn restaurant opens in The American Adventure in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. 1982 - The America Gardens amphitheater opens in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. 1982 - The Odyssey restaurant opens in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. 1982 - Communicore East opens in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Stargate fast-food facility, Centorium shop, TravelPort attraction, Energy Exchange display, EPCOT Computer Central display of computers, and Astuter Computer Revue show in EPCOT Computer Central. 1982 - Communicore West opens in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the FutureCom display, sponsored by Bell. 1982 - The Spaceship Earth attraction opens in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. The giant ball has a diameter of 164 feet. 1982 - The Earth Station information and guest services area opens under Spaceship Earth in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. 1982 - The film The EPCOT Earth Station Film debuts in the Earth Station centre in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. 1982 - The Universe of Energy pavilion opens in the Future World area of EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes Universe of Energy film, Mirrored Theater film, Energy Creation Story film, and Energy, You Make the World Go 'Round film. 1982 - The World of Motion pavilion opens in the Future World area of EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the General Motors Transcenter auto display, and the animated film The Water Engine. 1982 - Card Walker announces to the board of directors that he intends to retire from Walt Disney Productions, with Ron Miller to replace him as CEO. 1982 - The Casa Mexicana restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. Former name was Casa de Fritos. 1982 - Eastman Kodak begins sponsorship of the Golden Horseshoe Revue show at Disneyland. 1982 - Disney releases the stop-motion animated film Vincent to theaters in New York. The film was made for US$60,000. 1983 - The Town Square Café opens in Town Square at Disneyland. 1983 - The Horizons pavilion opens in Future World in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the film Choose Your Tomorrow, and the film Omnisphere. 1986 - The name of the Diamond Horseshoe Revue at Walt Disney World is changed to Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree. 1986 - The syndicated TV special Walt Disney's Wet and Wild airs. 1988 - Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort hotel opens in Walt Disney World. 1988 - The Calypso Trading Post shop opens at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort at Walt Disney World. 1990 - Tokyo Disneyland welcomes its 90-millionth guest. 1991 - The Spectromagic parade replaces the Electric Light Parade in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. 1991 - The Vacation Club Resort hotel opens at Walt Disney World. 1992 - The San Angel Inn restaurant opens in the Mexico pavilion in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. 1992 - The Splash Mountain attraction opens Critter Country at Tokyo Disneyland. 1992 - Grandma Sara's Kitchen restaurant opens in Tokyo Disneyland. 1992 - Rackety's Raccoon Saloon juice bar opens in Tokyo Disneyland. 1993 - Disney releases the film Aladdin on videocassette (VHS) for US$25. 1993 - The Backstage Magic show in Epcot Computer Control at Walt Disney World closes. 1993 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Cool Runnings to theaters in the US. 1994 - The name of Euro Disneyland is officially changed to Disneyland Paris. 1995 - The Disney Channel U.K. begins television broadcasting in the British Isles, as a subscription-only channel. 1995 - The Fox TV network begins airing the series Misery Loves Company. 1995 - Disney's Vero Beach Resort opens in Florida, part of the Disney Vacation Club Resorts. This is Disney's first oceanfront resort, and first vacation destination not built at a theme park. 1996 - Canada issues a postage stamp depicting Winnie the Pooh at Walt Disney World, for the 25th anniversary of the park. 1996 - The Barnstormer roller coaster opens in Goofy's Wiseacres Farm in Mickey's Toontown Fair at Walt Disney World. 1997 - Sierra Leone issues sixteen postage stamps depicting Disney characters and Christmas themes. 1999 - The Walt Disney World Millenium Celebration begins, which will run for fifteen months. 1999 - Disney Pin Trading is launched. 1999 - The Tapestry of Nations parade premieres in Epcot. 1999 - The IMAGINATION! pavilion opens in Epcot at Walt Disney World, presented by Kodak. Formerly at this location was Journey into Imagination. 1999 - The Journey Into Your Imagination attraction opens in the IMAGINATION! pavilion in Epcot at Walt Disney World. 1999 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Mystery, Alaska to theaters in the USA. 2001 - Walt Disney World begins the 100 Years of Magic celebration of Walt Disney's birth. 2001 - The Tapestry of Dreams parade premieres in Epcot. 2005 - Robert Iger takes over as CEO of The Walt Disney Company. 2006 - The Year of a Million Dreams promotion begins at Disneyland. 2006 - The Once Upon a Time exhibit opens at Le Grand Palais in Paris, France. The exhibit is a serious show of the genius of Walt Disney in film and story. 2008 - The Cirque de Soleil theater opens at Tokyo Disney Resort with the production "Zed". 2020 - Disney eliminates about 28,000 jobs from its US resorts and consumer products division. 2021 - Remy's Ratatouille Adventure opens at Epcot's France pavilion. Chevrolet Corvette history: 1953 - St. Louis Corvette Assembly plant's Body and Paint shop begins producing bodies for Flint Assembly plant, finished in Du Pont's new #253-57758 Polo White paint formulation. 1956 - Edward Cole assigns engineering staff to Zora Arkus-Duntov to construct four sports/racer test cars, the XP-64. 1956 - The first 1957 production Corvette rolls off the assembly line. 1987 - Chevrolet introduces the 1988 model Corvette. 1996 - The first production 1997 model Corvette is completed. 2000 - The 1967 L-88 Corvette that was raced to a 1/4-mile class record of 11.04 seconds in 1969 is bought by Glen Speilberg. The car is taken out of garage storage for the first time in 31 years, with 1851 original miles on the odometer. 2005 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Petit le Mans race is held, round nine of the American Le Mans Series is held. Finishing 1st in GT1 class and 3rd overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C6-R driven by Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, and Olivier Beretta. In 6th place in GT1 class and 12th overall, but not finishing the race, is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C6-R driven by Ron Fellows, Max Papis, and Johnny O'Connell. 2016 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Petit Le Mans race is held, round 12 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 6th in GT Le Mans class and 15th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen, Mike Rockenfeller, and Antonio Garcia. Finishing 7th in GT Le Mans class and 16th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner, Marcel Fassler, and Oliver Gavin. World War II history: 1934 - Adolf Hitler orders army to triple in size to 300,000 men, for the creation of an air force, and for expansion of the navy. 1938 - British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returns to London, England, to a hero's welcome. Quote on the Munich Agreement: "This is the second time there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time.". 1938 - German forces occupy the Sudetenland, part of Czechoslovakia. 1938 - Czechoslovakia yields to Polish demand for the Teschen area. 1939 - German Führer der U-Boote Karl Dönitz asks submarine commander Gunther Prien if he would make an attack on the British Royal Navy at Scapa Flow. Prien immediately replies that he will. 1939 - Polish naval commander surrenders. 1939 - (evening) British planes drop leaflets over Berlin for the first time, telling of the private fortunes of the Nazi leaders. 1941 - The U.S. Secretary of War requests that the U.S. National Academy of Sciences begin research on biological warfare. 1943 - In Italy, the United States 5th Army enters Naples. 1943 - British 10th Corps reaches Naples, Italy. 1946 - At the Nuremberg Tribunal, public reading of the findings ends, with verdicts and sentences announced. Those sentenced to hanging: Hermann Göring, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Alfred Rosenberg, Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher, Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Martin Boorman, Arthur Seyss-Inquart. Those sentenced to life imprisonment: Rudolf Hess, Walther Funk, Erich Raeder. Those sentenced to 20 years imprisonment: Baldur von Schirach, Albert Speer. Those sentenced to 15 years imprisonment: Constantin von Neurath. Those sentenced to 10 years imprisonment: Karl Dönitz. Those acquitted on all charges: Hjalmar Schacht, Franz von Papen, Hans Fritzsche. 1966 - Albert Speer is released from Spandau prison. Video game history: 1979 - Alan Miller, David Crane, Bob Whitehead, Jim Levy, and Larry Kaplan found Activision, to produce game cartridges for the Atari 2600 game system. 1992 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character is playing a handheld video game strongly resembling a Nintendo Game Boy. 1993 - Panasonic releases the FZ-1 REAL 3DO Interactive Multiplayer game system in the US. It features 32-bit processor, 3 MB RAM, 16-million colors, double speed CD-ROM drive, up to eight controllers, audio CD playback. Price is US$699.95, including the game Crash 'n Burn by Crystal Dynamics. The systems are manufactured by Matsushita in Japan. 1995 - Square releases the Secret of Evermore video game for the Super NES in the US. The game is a sequel to Secret of Mana. 1996 - Acclaim Entertainment releases the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 video game for the Super NES in the US. 1999 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition video game for the Game Boy Color in the US. 1999 - Nintendo releases the Mario Golf video game for the Game Boy Color. 2005 - Electronic Arts releases the Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, and GameCube in the US. 2007 - Bungie Studies gains independence from Microsoft, with Microsoft retaining rights to Halo. 2007 - Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass video game for the Nintendo DS in the US. 2009 - Nintendo drops the price of the Nintendo Wii system in Japan by 5000 yen to 20,000 yen. 2009 - Sony launches the Minis section of the PlayStation online store, with downloadable games for the PlayStation Portable. Swedish history: 1954 - The Ministry of Trade abolishes tariffs and restrictions on about half its imports, in order to reduce domestic prices, inflation, and increase the quantity of top-quality consumer goods in the country. 1957 - Lieutenant General Thor Bonde becomes new commander of the Swedish Army. He declares that Sweden must manufacture its own atomic weapons. 1982 - A foreign submarine periscope is spotted near Sweden's Musko Island naval base near Stockholm. Canadian coin history: 1870 - Government offices officially begin accepting copper bank tokens for use as decimal coins. Half penny tokens are worth one cent, and one penny tokens are worth two cents. 1992 - The tenth 25c issue in the Canada 125 Coin Program is unveiled in Quebec City, Quebec. Romualda Bukauskas created the design. USA coin history: 1835 - A set of 11 current US coins (including an 1804 Draped Bust dollar) is given to the Sultan of Muscat by US officials. 1866 - A. Louden Snowden begins tenure as chief coiner at Philadelphia Mint. 1980 - (to October 2) In New York City, Bowers and Ruddy Galleries conduct Part III auction of the Garrett collection. Total sales $4.1 million. Some highlights: 1795 $10 gold, BU: $130,000; 1798/7 $10, AU: $120,000; 1776 Continental silver dollar, unique, VG: $95,000; 1652 New England 6 pence, VF: $75,000; 1783 Chalmers shilling, rings reverse, VF-EF: $75,000; 1737 Higley copper, unique: $75,000. Sports history: 1903 - First baseball World Series game, Pittsburgh Pirates versus Boston Americans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston. 1908 - Jack Chesbro's final New York Yankees' victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1. 1919 - World Series #16 begins as a best of 9 affair, Chicago White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (The Black Sox Scandal). 1921 - First all New York series to be played entirely in one stadium (the Polo Grounds) and first New York Yankees World Series begins (World Series #18). 1922 - Former Chicago Staleys play first NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0. 1932 - Babe Ruth's points and hits a home run there, off of Chicago Cubs' Charlie Root. 1932 - NHL re-admits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh. 1933 - Green Bay Packers make five first downs, the New York Giants make 0, but still win 10-7. 1933 - Washington Senators' coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57. 1944 - Saint Louis Browns win their only American League pennant. 1946 - First National League playoffs, Brooklyn Dodgers versus Saint Louis Cardinals (Saint Louis wins two games to 0). 1946 - Bob Feller is 348th strikeout of the season. 1947 - NHL Pension Society founded. 1950 - Philadelphia Phillies win National League pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run). 1956 - Johnny Heckmann rides seven winners at Chicago Hawthorne Horse track. 1959 - First World Series (World Series #56) since 1948 not to feature a New York team (Los Angeles Dodgers versus Chicago White Sox). 1961 - New York Yankees' Roger Maris sets record of 61 home runs, last off of Tracy Stallard. 1970 - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos in final game to be played at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia, 2-1. After the game, fans swarm onto the field and destroy it. 1972 - First games of the World Hockey Association. 1973 - Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astros' manager. 1977 - Brazilian soccer great Pele retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games. 1977 - New York Yankees win second consecutive American League East title. 1978 - New York Yankees lose 9-2 to Cleveland Indians forcing a playoff game with Boston Red Sox. 1984 - Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball. 1988 - Lowest batting average for National League champion (Tony Gwynn .313). 1989 - Dallas Cowboys' Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle. 2000 - Closing ceremony of Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney, Australia. 2004 - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners breaks the major league record for hits in a single season, with hit number 258. 2006 - Brisbane Broncos beat Melbourne Storm in the controversial 2006 National Rugby League Grand Final at Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia. 2016 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Petit Le Mans race is held, round 12 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Corvette DP driven by Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, and Max Angelelli. Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 5th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Kyle Marcelli, James French, and Kenton Koch. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 9th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #66 Ford GT driven by Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, and Sebastien Bourdais. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 17th overall is the Dream Racing Motorsport #27 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Luca Persiani, Paolo Ruberti, and Cedric Shirrazzueli. 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL pre-season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-0. 2021 - At Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington, USA, NHL pre-season game: Seattle Kraken beats Edmonton Oilers by score 2-1. 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Calgary Flames beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-1. 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL pre-season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-3. 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL pre-season game: New Jersey Devils beats New York Rangers by score 7-1. 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL pre-season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Buffalo Sabres by score 2-1. 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL pre-season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 8-5. 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL pre-season game: Florida Panthers beats Dallas Stars by score 6-3. 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Ottawa Senators beats Montreal Canadiens by score 7-2. 2022 - A stampede at a soccer game in Indonesia leads to over 120 deaths. Space exploration history: 1847 - Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet. 1958 - US National Aeronautics and Space Administration begins operations, taking over duties of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. 1958 - Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA. 1962 - US National Radio Astronomy Observatory gets a 300-foot (91-metre) radio telescope. 1980 - Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days. Extreme weather history: 1893 - Third worst hurricane in US history kills 1,800 (Mississippi). USA history: 1804 - An Act of Congress creates the District of Louisiana. 1837 - Treaty of US with Winnebago Indians is signed. 1852 - The USA sets postage cost at 1 cent up to 3 ounces anywhere in the USA, and an additional 1 cent per ounce above the first 3 ounces. 1877 - The Bureau of Engraving and Printing assumes printing of all US paper currency. 1880 - The first electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison, in the USA. 1883 - Domestic letter rate in USA set to 2 cents per 1/2 ounce. 1885 - Special delivery mail service begins in US. 1889 - Washington voters adopt state constitution in referendum. 1890 - General Grant National Park and Yosemite National Park (1189 square miles) are established in California. 1891 - Stanford University is opened, in California. 1893 - Third worst hurricane in US history kills 1,800 (Mississippi). 1894 - Civic organization Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben is founded in Omaha, Nebraska. 1908 - Henry Ford introduces the Model T car in the US (costs $825). 1908 - Postage cost between USA and Great Britain reduced to 2 cents or 1 penny per ounce. 1910 - Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (first US state fair). 1919 - World Series #16 begins as a best of 9 affair, Chicago White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (The Black Sox Scandal). 1928 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average is expanded from 20 stocks to 30. A divisor is introduced to adjust for extraneous changes to a stock, such as a split. The initial divisor is 16.67. The index removes American Car & Foundry, American Locomotive, American Telephone & Telegraph, American Tobacco, Paramount Famous Lasky, United Drug, U.S. Rubber, and Western Union, and adds American Tobacco B, Atlantic Refining, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, General Railway Signal, Goodrich, International Nickel, Nash Motors, North American, Paramount Publix, Postum Incorporated, Radio Corporation, Standard Oil (N.J.), Texas Gulf Sulphur, Union Carbide, Victor Talking Machine, Westinghouse Electric, and Wright Aeronautical. 1937 - Pullman Company formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. 1940 - Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens. 1942 - Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, first US jet, makes maiden flight. 1947 - First helicopter air mail and express service, Los Angeles, California. 1947 - US relinquishes control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue. 1948 - California Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages. 1949 - The US suspends diplomatic relations with China. 1951 - 24th Infantry Regiment, last American all-black military unit, deactivated. 1952 - The world's first Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TV station offically begind broadcasting, KPTV in Portland, Oregon, USA. 1957 - "In God We Trust" first appears on U.S. paper currency. 1957 - B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack. 1958 - US National Aeronautics and Space Administration begins operations, taking over duties of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. 1958 - Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA. 1962 - US National Radio Astronomy Observatory gets a 300-foot (91-metre) radio telescope. 1964 - Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley. 1964 - San Francisco cable cars declared a US national landmark. 1968 - Horror film Night of the Living Dead premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 1971 - The Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World Resort opens in Orlando, Florida. Similar to Disneyland, seven themed areas are Main Street, Adventureland, Bear Country, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Liberty Square, and Tomorrowland. Attendance on opening day is 10,000. First guest to enter the park is William Windsor, Junior. Cost of creating the theme park was US$400 million. 1979 - Treaty between Panama and the USA over the Panama Canal goes into effect. Panama assumes jurisdiction over the Canal Zone, with operation of the canal replaced by board of 9 directors, 4 of them Panamanian. Treaty to expire December 31, 1999, when the canal will be turned over to Panama. 1982 - EPCOT Center opens, at Walt Disney World in Florida. It has two main sections, Future World, and World Showcase. It cost more than US$1.2 billion to build. 1984 - Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after two-year hiatus. 1985 - Nintendo releases the Super Mario Bros. video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. 1986 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Goldwater-Nichols Act into law, making official the largest reorganization of the United States Department of Defense since the Air Force was made a separate branch of service in 1947. 1986 - US President Jimmy Carter's presidential library/museum dedicated in Atlanta, Georgia. 1987 - In Pasadena, California, a magnitude 5.9-6.1 earthquake occurs. Eight people killed, 100+ injured, about 2,200 homeless and more than 10,400 buildings damaged. Felt strongly in much of southern California. 1990 - President George Bush at the United Nations, condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait. 1990 - The agreement is signed whereby the Allies of World War II return full sovereignty to Germany as of the agreed-to unification date of October 3. 1992 - H. Ross Perot re-enters the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign. 1992 - Pittsburgh International Airport's new facility is opened in Findlay Township, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new terminal is built as an expansion for USAir and an upgrade from the older Pittsburgh International Airport facility. 1995 - Ten people are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in 1993. 1997 - Luke Woodham walks into Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi and opens fire, killing two girls, after killing his mother earlier that morning. 2007 - Citigroup and UBS announce writedowns of US$9.3 billion of debt due to the credit crisis. 2010 - Rahm Emanuel resigns as US Chief of Staff. 2017 - Fifty-eight people are killed and 851 injured when Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd in Las Vegas as the deadliest mass shooting perpetrated by a lone gunman in U.S. history. Other history: 1800 - Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty. 1908 - Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825). 1936 - General Francisco Franco establishes the state of Spain. 1949 - People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day). 1949 - Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa. 1957 - B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack. 1960 - Nigeria gains independence from Great Britain (National Day). 1962 - "The Lucy Show" premieres on TV in the USA. 1962 - Johnny Carson hosts his first "Tonight Show", Joan Crawford guests. 1979 - US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal). 1987 - Six killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in Los Angeles, California, USA. 1989 - Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany. vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. 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