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October 1
1800 - Spain ceded Louisiana to France in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. Although Napoleon Bonaparte agreed never to alienate Louisiana, he disregarded the treaty and sold Louisiana to the United States three years later.
1885 - Special delivery mail service began in the United States.
1890 - Congress passed the McKinley Tariff Act, which raised tariffs to a record level.
1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile in the United States -- the Model T, which was priced at $825.
1910 - The offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb explosion and fire; 21 Times employees were killed.
1936 - Gen. Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.
1939 - Winston Churchill described the Soviet Union as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" during a radio broadcast.
1949 - Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
1957 - The motto "In God We Trust" began appearing on U.S. paper currency.
1962 - Johnny Carson debuted as host of NBC's "Tonight Show," beginning a nearly 30-year run.
1964 - The Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.
1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, 16 years after Disneyland debuted in Anaheim, California.
1982 - Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player in Japan.
1987 - Eight people were killed when an earthquake measuring magnitude 5.9 struck the Los Angeles area.
1993 - Polly Klaas, 12, was abducted from her Petaluma, California, home during a slumber party and murdered. (Her case inspired California's three-strikes law.)
1996 - A federal grand jury indicted Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski in the 1994 mail bomb slaying of advertising executive Thomas Mosser. (Kaczynski was later sentenced to four life terms plus 30 years.)
1996 - The federal minimum wage rose by 50 cents to $4.75 per hour.
2001 - The Supreme Court suspended former President Bill Clinton from practicing before the high court.
2008 - A $700 billion financial industry bailout won lopsided passage in the Senate, 74-25, after it was loaded with tax breaks and other sweeteners.
2009 - David Letterman publicly acknowledged having had sexual relationships with some female staffers as "48 Hours Mystery" producer Joe Halderman was charged in a blackmail plot against the CBS "Late Show" host. (Halderman later pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny and served four months in jail.)
2017 - Former NFL star, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after a 10 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.
2017 - A gunman opened fire from a room at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of 22,000 country music fans at a concert below, leaving 58 people dead and more than 800 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history; the gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock, killed himself before officers arrived.
Birthdays
22 - Jade Bird (singer)
23 - Kelsey Merritt (model)
29 - Hazal Kaya (actress)
30 - Brie Larson (actress)
31 - Cariba Heine (actress)
32 - Matthew Daddario (actor)
32 - Sami Miro (model)
33 - Jurnee Smollett-Bell (actress)
34 - Isis King (model)
35 - Greg Davis Jr. (actor)
35 - Beck Bennett (actor/comedian)
37 - Carly Hughes (actress)
39 - Sarah Drew (actress)
41 - Kate Aselton (actress)
45 - Sherri Saum (actress)
45 - Keith Duffy (singer)
50 - Zach Galifianakis (actor)
54 - John Ridley (producer)
54 - Cindy Margolis (actress/model)
55 - Christopher Titus (actor)
56 - Mark McGwire (baseball player)
57- Esai Morales (actor)
63 - Theresa May (former British prime minister)
69 - Yvette Freeman (actress)
73 - Dave Holland (musician)
74 - Rod Carew (baseball player)
81 - Stella Stevens (actress)
84 - Julie Andrews (actress/singer)
95 - Jimmy Carter (39th president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - October 1
1903 - The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Americans 7-3 in the first World Series game.
1919 - Eight players for the Chicago White Sox began their conspiracy to lose the World Series to the underdog Cincinnati Reds.
1922 - The former Chicago Staleys play their first game as the Chicago Bears, beating Racine Legion 6-0.
1932 - Babe Ruth makes his legendary "call of his shot", pointing to center field before homering to the spot in the Wrigley Field bleachers in Game 3 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees won the game 7-5.
1933 - Babe Ruth made his final pitching appearance. He pitched all nine innings and hit a home run in the 5th inning.
1945 - World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis is discharged from the U.S. Army after being awarded the Legion of Merit.
1946 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller claims his MLB record 348th strikeout of season in a 4-1 win v Detroit; record stands for 19 years.
1946 - The first baseball play-off game for a league championship was played. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2.
1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 60 set in 1927. (The record would be broke in 1998 by Mark McGwire, and again in 2001 by Barry Bonds.)
1967 - Richard Petty continues phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by taking the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; unprecedented 10th consecutive victory.
1975 - Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain the heavyweight championship in "The Thrilla in Manila" (Philippines).
1977 - Brazilian soccer great Pelé plays his final game for the New York Cosmos in an exhibition against Santos in front of 75,000 at Giants Stadium; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.
1984 - Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as the sixth commissioner of major league baseball.
1988 - Steffi Graf completes a "Golden Slam" by following up her tennis grand slam (Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Australian Open and French Open titles) by winning the Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea.
1994 - NHL owners began a 103-day lockout of their players; season shortened to 48 games instead of 84; players seek collective bargaining and owners a salary cap.
1995 - The New York Yankees (AL) and Colorado Rockies (NL) become first wild-card teams in new MLB playoff system; Rockies are first team to reach postseason before 7th year; post best ever record for a 3rd-year team, 10 games over .500 (77-67).
1995 - In the 5th game of the season, Jacksonville Jaguars celebrate first-ever NFL regular season win with a 17-16 victory over the Houston Oilers at the Astrodome.
1997 - Carolina Hurricanes lose franchise's debut NHL game, 4-2 v Tampa Bay Lightning at the Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida.
1997 - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett, just two years removed from high school, signs a record 6-year, $123 million contract extension.
1999 - The Edmonton Oilers retire Wayne Gretzky's #99.
2000 - NBA stars Ray Allen and Vince Carter each score 13 points as the US beats France 85-75 to win the men's basketball gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.
2004 - Seattle Mariners Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old MLB single-season record; Ichiro ends season on 262.
2006 - Albert Haynesworth (Tennessee Titans) kicked off the helmet of Andre Gurode (Dallas Cowboys) and then scraped his cleat across his head. Gurode required 30 stitches and suffered blurry vision from the attack. The NFL suspended Haynesworth for 5 games without pay. This was the worst suspension for onfield behaviour to date.
2015 - The New York Yankees record their 10,000th win in franchise history.
2018 - For the first time in major league history, tie-breaking games were needed to decide two division titles; the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to capture the National League Central Division, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 for the Western Division crown.
1800 - Spain ceded Louisiana to France in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. Although Napoleon Bonaparte agreed never to alienate Louisiana, he disregarded the treaty and sold Louisiana to the United States three years later.
1885 - Special delivery mail service began in the United States.
1890 - Congress passed the McKinley Tariff Act, which raised tariffs to a record level.
1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile in the United States -- the Model T, which was priced at $825.
1910 - The offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb explosion and fire; 21 Times employees were killed.
1936 - Gen. Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.
1939 - Winston Churchill described the Soviet Union as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" during a radio broadcast.
1949 - Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
1957 - The motto "In God We Trust" began appearing on U.S. paper currency.
1962 - Johnny Carson debuted as host of NBC's "Tonight Show," beginning a nearly 30-year run.
1964 - The Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.
1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, 16 years after Disneyland debuted in Anaheim, California.
1982 - Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player in Japan.
1987 - Eight people were killed when an earthquake measuring magnitude 5.9 struck the Los Angeles area.
1993 - Polly Klaas, 12, was abducted from her Petaluma, California, home during a slumber party and murdered. (Her case inspired California's three-strikes law.)
1996 - A federal grand jury indicted Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski in the 1994 mail bomb slaying of advertising executive Thomas Mosser. (Kaczynski was later sentenced to four life terms plus 30 years.)
1996 - The federal minimum wage rose by 50 cents to $4.75 per hour.
2001 - The Supreme Court suspended former President Bill Clinton from practicing before the high court.
2008 - A $700 billion financial industry bailout won lopsided passage in the Senate, 74-25, after it was loaded with tax breaks and other sweeteners.
2009 - David Letterman publicly acknowledged having had sexual relationships with some female staffers as "48 Hours Mystery" producer Joe Halderman was charged in a blackmail plot against the CBS "Late Show" host. (Halderman later pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny and served four months in jail.)
2017 - Former NFL star, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after a 10 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.
2017 - A gunman opened fire from a room at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of 22,000 country music fans at a concert below, leaving 58 people dead and more than 800 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history; the gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock, killed himself before officers arrived.
Birthdays
22 - Jade Bird (singer)
23 - Kelsey Merritt (model)
29 - Hazal Kaya (actress)
30 - Brie Larson (actress)
31 - Cariba Heine (actress)
32 - Matthew Daddario (actor)
32 - Sami Miro (model)
33 - Jurnee Smollett-Bell (actress)
34 - Isis King (model)
35 - Greg Davis Jr. (actor)
35 - Beck Bennett (actor/comedian)
37 - Carly Hughes (actress)
39 - Sarah Drew (actress)
41 - Kate Aselton (actress)
45 - Sherri Saum (actress)
45 - Keith Duffy (singer)
50 - Zach Galifianakis (actor)
54 - John Ridley (producer)
54 - Cindy Margolis (actress/model)
55 - Christopher Titus (actor)
56 - Mark McGwire (baseball player)
57- Esai Morales (actor)
63 - Theresa May (former British prime minister)
69 - Yvette Freeman (actress)
73 - Dave Holland (musician)
74 - Rod Carew (baseball player)
81 - Stella Stevens (actress)
84 - Julie Andrews (actress/singer)
95 - Jimmy Carter (39th president of the United States)
===================================
Today in Sports History - October 1
1903 - The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Americans 7-3 in the first World Series game.
1919 - Eight players for the Chicago White Sox began their conspiracy to lose the World Series to the underdog Cincinnati Reds.
1922 - The former Chicago Staleys play their first game as the Chicago Bears, beating Racine Legion 6-0.
1932 - Babe Ruth makes his legendary "call of his shot", pointing to center field before homering to the spot in the Wrigley Field bleachers in Game 3 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees won the game 7-5.
1933 - Babe Ruth made his final pitching appearance. He pitched all nine innings and hit a home run in the 5th inning.
1945 - World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis is discharged from the U.S. Army after being awarded the Legion of Merit.
1946 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller claims his MLB record 348th strikeout of season in a 4-1 win v Detroit; record stands for 19 years.
1946 - The first baseball play-off game for a league championship was played. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2.
1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 60 set in 1927. (The record would be broke in 1998 by Mark McGwire, and again in 2001 by Barry Bonds.)
1967 - Richard Petty continues phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by taking the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; unprecedented 10th consecutive victory.
1975 - Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain the heavyweight championship in "The Thrilla in Manila" (Philippines).
1977 - Brazilian soccer great Pelé plays his final game for the New York Cosmos in an exhibition against Santos in front of 75,000 at Giants Stadium; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.
1984 - Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as the sixth commissioner of major league baseball.
1988 - Steffi Graf completes a "Golden Slam" by following up her tennis grand slam (Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Australian Open and French Open titles) by winning the Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea.
1994 - NHL owners began a 103-day lockout of their players; season shortened to 48 games instead of 84; players seek collective bargaining and owners a salary cap.
1995 - The New York Yankees (AL) and Colorado Rockies (NL) become first wild-card teams in new MLB playoff system; Rockies are first team to reach postseason before 7th year; post best ever record for a 3rd-year team, 10 games over .500 (77-67).
1995 - In the 5th game of the season, Jacksonville Jaguars celebrate first-ever NFL regular season win with a 17-16 victory over the Houston Oilers at the Astrodome.
1997 - Carolina Hurricanes lose franchise's debut NHL game, 4-2 v Tampa Bay Lightning at the Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida.
1997 - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett, just two years removed from high school, signs a record 6-year, $123 million contract extension.
1999 - The Edmonton Oilers retire Wayne Gretzky's #99.
2000 - NBA stars Ray Allen and Vince Carter each score 13 points as the US beats France 85-75 to win the men's basketball gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.
2004 - Seattle Mariners Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old MLB single-season record; Ichiro ends season on 262.
2006 - Albert Haynesworth (Tennessee Titans) kicked off the helmet of Andre Gurode (Dallas Cowboys) and then scraped his cleat across his head. Gurode required 30 stitches and suffered blurry vision from the attack. The NFL suspended Haynesworth for 5 games without pay. This was the worst suspension for onfield behaviour to date.
2015 - The New York Yankees record their 10,000th win in franchise history.
2018 - For the first time in major league history, tie-breaking games were needed to decide two division titles; the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to capture the National League Central Division, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 for the Western Division crown.
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