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October 1, 1997 Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs Tampa Bay Lightning October 1, 1995 Bermuda begins using new area code 441 October 1, 1995 Gail Graham wins FieldCrest Cannon/Carolina LPGA Golf Classic October 1, 1995 Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team October 1, 1995 Mike Mussina tosses Balt's 5th consecutive shutout 4-0 win over Tigers October 1, 1995 New York Yankees win 1st baseball wildcard ever October 1, 1995 Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence October 1, 1994 Boon completes his 19th Test century (114 vs. Pak, Karachi) October 1, 1994 Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA GHP Heartland Golf Classic October 1, 1994 South African President Nelson Mandela visits US October 1, 1994 Stanley Betrian sworn in as leader of Curaeao October 1, 1993 Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title October 1, 1992 "Oba Oba '93" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 22 performances October 1, 1992 Cartoon Cable Network premieres October 1, 1992 Greater Pittsburgh International Airport opens October 1, 1992 Ross Perot re-enters presidental race October 1, 1991 Howard Stern adds Baltimore to his radio network (WJFK-AM) October 1, 1990 10,000 Uganda RPF rebels move into Rwanda October 1, 1990 Meteorite explodes above Pacific Ocean October 1, 1990 President Bush at U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait October 1, 1990 Serbs in Croatia proclaim autonomy October 1, 1989 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic October 1, 1989 Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle October 1, 1989 Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany October 1, 1989 U.S. issues a stamp, labeling an apatosaurus as a brontosaurus October 1, 1989 Batting titles decided on final day Puckett goes 2-for-5 edges Carney Lansford .339 to .336, Gwynn's 3-for-4 edges Will Clark .336 to .333 October 1, 1988 Bradley Center in Milwaukee opens October 1, 1988 Lowest batting avg for NL champion (Tony Gwynn .313) October 1, 1988 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of Soviet Union October 1, 1988 Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth October 1, 1987 "Roza" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 12 performances October 1, 1987 6 killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in LA October 1, 1987 Fiji's constitution is suspended October 1, 1986 President Carter's presidential library dedicated in Atlanta October 1, 1985 Israeli air raid on PLO-headquarter at Tunis, 68 killed October 1, 1984 Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus October 1, 1984 Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball October 1, 1983 Denise Wallace, 18, of Virginia crowned Miss Teen of America October 1, 1982 EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida October 1, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 1, 1982 West Germany's Parliament ousts Helmut Schmidt for Helmut Kohl October 1, 1981 J Chodorov/N Panama's "Talent for Murder," premieres in London October 1, 1981 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 1, 1980 Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days October 1, 1979 Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president October 1, 1979 Pope John Paul II begins visit of US October 1, 1979 RKO radio network begins operation October 1, 1979 U.S. returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years October 1, 1978 Comoros adopts constitution October 1, 1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship October 1, 1978 Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) declares independence from U.K. October 1, 1978 Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox October 1, 1977 Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games October 1, 1977 Department Of Energy established October 1, 1977 Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame October 1, 1977 Peter Schats opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam October 1, 1977 Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title October 1, 1976 1st Dutch casino opens October 1, 1975 Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles October 1, 1975 Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu" October 1, 1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Joe Frazier in Manilla October 1, 1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title October 1, 1975 Reunion Island stops printing stamps, France takes over production October 1, 1974 Watergate cover-up trial opens in Washington D.C. October 1, 1973 Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager October 1, 1973 U.S.S.R.-West Germany gas tunnel opens October 1, 1972 "Don't Play Us Cheap" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 164 performances October 1, 1972 1st games of World Hockey Association October 1, 1972 2nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 3:08:41 October 1, 1972 3rd New York City Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52 October 1, 1972 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic October 1, 1971 Joseph Luns becomes Secretary-General of NATO October 1, 1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens October 1, 1970 63 arrest in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milano Italy October 1, 1970 Last game at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium, Phils-2 Expos-1 October 1, 1969 Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier October 1, 1969 Guernsey and Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps October 1, 1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 1, 1968 "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh October 1, 1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins October 1, 1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' LA Golf Open October 1, 1967 Pink FLoyd's 1st U.S. tour (arrives in New York City) October 1, 1966 Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases "The Times" October 1, 1966 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins October 1, 1965 Failed coup under lt col Untung in Indonesia October 1, 1965 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria October 1, 1964 1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire October 1, 1964 2nd Dutch televisienet begins broadcastings October 1, 1964 Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley October 1, 1964 San Francisco cable cars declared a national landmark October 1, 1964 WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, PR begins broadcasting October 1, 1964 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting October 1, 1964 WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting October 1, 1963 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game October 1, 1963 Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth October 1, 1962 Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) October 1, 1962 Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977 October 1, 1962 James Meredith became 1st black at University of Mississippi October 1, 1962 Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests October 1, 1962 Lucy Show premieres October 1, 1962 SF beats Dodgers, 8-0 in 1st of best-of-3 NL playoff October 1, 1962 U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea October 1, 1962 US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope October 1, 1962 WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting October 1, 1961 A believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha October 1, 1961 East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon October 1, 1961 KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting October 1, 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Open October 1, 1961 Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovitsch' 12nd Symphony October 1, 1961 Roger Maris sets record of 61 home runs (off of Tracy Stallard) October 1, 1961 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 1, 1961 WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting October 1, 1961 WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting October 1, 1960 14th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 2-1 at Montreal October 1, 1960 KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting October 1, 1960 Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day) October 1, 1960 South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea October 1, 1959 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic) October 1, 1958 Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia October 1, 1958 Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA October 1, 1957 B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of U.S.S.R. attack October 1, 1956 Johnny Heckmann rides 7 winners at Chicago Hawthorne Horse track October 1, 1956 Zestienhoven airport at Rotterdam official opens October 1, 1955 "Honeymooners" premieres October 1, 1955 Piet Lieftinck becomes director v/h IMF (World bank) October 1, 1955 WORA TV channel 5 in Mayaguez, PR (TCI) begins broadcasting October 1, 1954 British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation October 1, 1953 Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras October 1, 1953 KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, California (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting October 1, 1953 KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting October 1, 1953 WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting October 1, 1953 WREX TV channel 13 in Rockford, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting October 1, 1952 1st ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or October 1, 1952 Liberal Party wins Japanese elections October 1, 1952 Monte Bello-Island (Great Britain 1st atom bomb explosion) October 1, 1951 1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1 October 1, 1951 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson October 1, 1951 24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated October 1, 1950 Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning HR) October 1, 1950 South Korean troops exceed 38 degrees latitude October 1, 1950 Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0 October 1, 1949 People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) October 1, 1949 Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa October 1, 1948 California Supreme Court voids state statue banning interracial marriages October 1, 1948 Radio Denmark begins transmitting October 1, 1947 1st helicopter air mail and express service October 1, 1947 NHL Pension Society founded October 1, 1947 U.S. control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends October 1, 1947 William Wister Haines' "Command Decision," premieres in New York City October 1, 1946 12 war criminals sentenced to death in Nuremberg October 1, 1946 1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs Cards (St. Louis wins 2 games to 0) October 1, 1946 Bob Feller 348th strikeout of season October 1, 1945 Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army October 1, 1945 US Office of Strategic Serbia (OSS) disbands October 1, 1944 Newspaper editor Alejandro Cordova assassinated in Guatemala October 1, 1944 St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant October 1, 1943 Allied forces captured Naples during WW II October 1, 1943 Averell Harriman named U.S. ambassador to Moscow October 1, 1943 Germans attack Jews in Denmark October 1, 1943 King's Dragon Guards liberates suburbs of Naples October 1, 1942 Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st U.S. jet, makes maiden flight October 1, 1942 Little Golden Books (children books) begins publishing October 1, 1941 D Sjostakovitch plane evacuated in Moscow October 1, 1941 H Martin/R Blanes musical "Best Foot Forward," premieres in New York City October 1, 1941 Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series October 1, 1940 Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens October 1, 1939 Churchill calls Soviets "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" October 1, 1938 Cubs clinch NL pennant October 1, 1938 Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia) October 1, 1937 Pullman Co formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters October 1, 1936 Generalissimo Francisco Franco establishes state of Spain October 1, 1934 Adolph Hitler expands German army and Navy and creates an air force, violating Treaty of Versailles October 1, 1933 Antwerp Sports arena opens October 1, 1933 Packers make 5 1st downs, Giants make 0, but still win 10-7 October 1, 1933 Washington Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57 October 1, 1932 NHL readmits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh October 1, 1932 Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists October 1, 1932 World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers October 1, 1931 Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage October 1, 1931 World Series is a rematch as A's seek 3rd straight title vs Cards October 1, 1930 Soccer team WHC forms October 1, 1930 World Series opens at Phila's Shibe Park, Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis 5-2 October 1, 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour October 1, 1928 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 15m (46:49.6) October 1, 1928 U.S.S.R. launches its 1st 5 year plan October 1, 1927 Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds October 1, 1924 Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia) October 1, 1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 4 mile (19:15.4) and 5 mile (24:06.2) October 1, 1924 Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand October 1, 1922 Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0 October 1, 1922 Rogers Hornsby's 3-for-5 ups avg to .401 October 1, 1921 WJZ, Newark New Jersey begins broadcasting October 1, 1920 Dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day October 1, 1919 World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal) October 1, 1912 Yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season October 1, 1911 United Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day October 1, 1910 Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair) October 1, 1910 Explosion at Los Angeles Times kills 21 October 1, 1910 Regina Rugby Club's 1st game, losing to Moose Jaw Tigers, 16-6 October 1, 1908 1st Dutch electric railway in use (Rotterdam-The Hague) October 1, 1908 Henry Ford introduces Model T car October 1, 1908 Jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1 October 1, 1907 Plaza Hotel (5th Av and 59th Str, New York) opens October 1, 1906 Hugh Jennings resigns as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 October 1, 1904 JB van Heutsz becomes gov-general of Netherland Indies October 1, 1904 Netherlands and Portugal lay down bounderies splitting Timor October 1, 1903 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox) October 1, 1898 Dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens October 1, 1898 Henry Huntington buys LA Railway October 1, 1898 Jews are expelled from Kiev, Russia October 1, 1896 Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place October 1, 1896 Yosemite becomes a National Park October 1, 1895 Romanians in Costantinople massacred October 1, 1894 Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska October 1, 1893 3rd worst hurricane in U.S. history kills 1,800 (Mississippi) October 1, 1892 University of Chicago opens October 1, 1890 Congress creates Weather Bureau October 1, 1890 Yosemite National Park forms October 1, 1889 Soccer team HFC Haarlem forms October 1, 1889 Washington voters adopt state constitution in referendum October 1, 1888 National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time October 1, 1886 U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada closes October 1, 1885 Special delivery mail service begins in US October 1, 1880 John Philip Sousa becomes new director of U.S. Marine Corps Band October 1, 1879 Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 1st report on baseball reserve clause October 1, 1874 Rotterdam opens drink water pipes October 1, 1871 General Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht October 1, 1869 1st postcards are issued (Vienna) October 1, 1868 1st edition of Maasbode published October 1, 1867 Karl Marx' "Das Kapital," published October 1, 1866 Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens October 1, 1864 Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed October 1, 1864 John S Staples is paid $500 as a substitute for President Lincoln October 1, 1863 5 Russian warships welcomed in New York City October 1, 1863 Dutch Breda-Tilburg railway opens October 1, 1851 1st Hawaiian stamps issued October 1, 1847 Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet October 1, 1838 Civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992) October 1, 1837 "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico) October 1, 1837 Treaty with Winnebago Indians October 1, 1833 Charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero Argentina October 1, 1830 General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam October 1, 1801 England and France signs Preliminary of London October 1, 1800 Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty October 1, 1795 France annexes Southern Netherlands October 1, 1791 1st session of new French legislative assembly October 1, 1791 Dutch prince Willem Frederik marries his niece princess Frederika Louise Wilhelmina of Prussia October 1, 1768 English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston October 1, 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France October 1, 1705 Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rakoczi becomes king October 1, 1688 Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy October 1, 1670 Battle at Simbirsk a/d Wolga: Russian army beats Boers October 1, 1661 Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James October 1, 1657 Treaty of Raalte: Willem II no longer viceroy of Overijssel October 1, 1653 Russian parliament accepts annexation of Ukraine October 1, 1632 Battle at Castelnaudary: Duke Henri de Montmorency's rebel army loses October 1, 1606 Spanish troops under Spinola occupies fort Rhine birch October 1, 1574 Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers October 1, 1569 Duke of Norfolk arrested October 1, 1529 Meeting between Maarten Luther and Huldrych Zwingli October 1, 1273 Earl Rudolf van Habsburg becomes Roman Catholics-German king October 1, 965 John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII October 1, 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