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01 Oct 0331
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Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. |
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01 Oct 0366
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St. Damasus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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01 Oct 0704
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Aengibald gives away Bishop Willibrord estate in Waalre
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01 Oct 0959
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Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England. |
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01 Oct 0965
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John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII
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01 Oct 1273
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Earl Rudolf van Habsburg becomes Roman Catholics-German King
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01 Oct 1553
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Coronation of Queen Mary I of England. |
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01 Oct 1569
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Duke of Norfolk arrested
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01 Oct 1653
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Russian parliament accepts annexation of Ukraine
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01 Oct 1657
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Treaty of Raalte: Willem II no longer Viceroy of Overijssel
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01 Oct 1661
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Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James
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01 Oct 1688
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Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy
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01 Oct 1746
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Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France
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01 Oct 1768
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English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston
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01 Oct 1787
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Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn. |
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01 Oct 1791
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Dutch Prince Willem Frederik marries his niece Princess Frederika Louise Wilhelmina of Prussia
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01 Oct 1791
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First session of the French Legislative Assembly. |
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01 Oct 1795
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France annexes Southern Netherlands
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01 Oct 1795
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Belgium is conquered by France. |
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01 Oct 1800
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Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty
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01 Oct 1800
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Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso. |
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01 Oct 1801
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England and France signs Preliminary of London
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01 Oct 1811
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The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans. |
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01 Oct 1814
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Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring. |
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01 Oct 1827
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Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia. |
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01 Oct 1829
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South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; it will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools. |
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01 Oct 1830
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General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam
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01 Oct 1832
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Texian political delegates convened at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas. |
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01 Oct 1833
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Charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero Argentina
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01 Oct 1837
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Treaty with Winnebago Indians
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01 Oct 1838
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Civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992)
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01 Oct 1843
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The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London. |
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01 Oct 1847
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Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet
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01 Oct 1847
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German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. |
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01 Oct 1851
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1st Hawaiian stamps issued
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01 Oct 1854
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The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing. |
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01 Oct 1863
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5 Russian warships welcomed in New York City
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01 Oct 1863
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Dutch Breda-Tilburg railway opens
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01 Oct 1864
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Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed
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01 Oct 1864
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John S Staples is paid $500 as a substitute for President Lincoln
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01 Oct 1866
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Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens
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01 Oct 1868
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1st edition of Maasbode published
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01 Oct 1869
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1st postcards are issued (Vienna)
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01 Oct 1871
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General Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht
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01 Oct 1874
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Rotterdam opens drink water pipes
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01 Oct 1879
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Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 1st report on baseball reserve clause
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01 Oct 1880
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John Philip Sousa becomes new Director of US Marine Corps Band
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01 Oct 1880
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John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band. |
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01 Oct 1880
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First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison. |
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01 Oct 1885
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Special delivery mail service begins in US
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01 Oct 1886
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US mint at Carson City, Nevada closes
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01 Oct 1887
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Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire. |
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01 Oct 1888
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National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time
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01 Oct 1889
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Soccer team HFC Haarlem forms
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01 Oct 1889
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Washington voters adopt state constitution in referendum
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01 Oct 1890
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Congress creates Weather Bureau
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01 Oct 1890
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Yosemite National Park forms
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01 Oct 1890
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Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. |
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01 Oct 1891
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In California, Stanford University opens its doors. |
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01 Oct 1892
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University of Chicago opens
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01 Oct 1893
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3rd worst hurricane in US history kills 1,800 (Mississippi)
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01 Oct 1894
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Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska
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01 Oct 1895
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Romanians in Costantinople massacred
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01 Oct 1896
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Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG)
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01 Oct 1896
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Yosemite becomes a National Park
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01 Oct 1898
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Dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens
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01 Oct 1898
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Henry Huntington buys LA Railway
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01 Oct 1898
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Jews are expelled from Kiev Russia
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01 Oct 1898
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The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie. |
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01 Oct 1903
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1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox)
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01 Oct 1903
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Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. |
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01 Oct 1904
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JB van Heutsz becomes Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
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01 Oct 1904
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Netherlands and Portugal lay down bounderies splitting Timor
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01 Oct 1905
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František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1905. |
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01 Oct 1906
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Hugh Jennings resigns as Baltimore Manager to take over at Detroit in 1907
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01 Oct 1907
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Plaza Hotel (5th Av & 59th Str, NY) opens
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01 Oct 1908
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1st Dutch electric railway in use (Rotterdam-The Hague)
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01 Oct 1908
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Henry Ford introduces Model T car (costs $825)
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01 Oct 1908
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Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. |
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01 Oct 1910
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Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair)
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01 Oct 1910
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Explosion at LA Times kills 21
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01 Oct 1910
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Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, killing 21. |
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01 Oct 1911
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United Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day
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01 Oct 1912
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Yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season
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01 Oct 1918
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World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia", capture Damascus. |
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01 Oct 1919
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World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal)
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01 Oct 1920
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Dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day
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01 Oct 1920
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Sir Percy Cox lands in Basra to assume his responsibilities as High Commissioner in Iraq. |
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01 Oct 1921
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WJZ, Newark New Jersey begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1922
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Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0
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01 Oct 1924
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Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia)
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01 Oct 1924
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 4 mile (19:15.4) and 5 mile (24:06.2)
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01 Oct 1927
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Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds
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01 Oct 1928
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 15m (46:49.6)
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01 Oct 1928
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USSR launches its 1st 5 year plan
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01 Oct 1928
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The Soviet Union introduces its First five-year plan. |
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01 Oct 1930
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Soccer team WHC forms
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01 Oct 1931
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Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage
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01 Oct 1931
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The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. |
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01 Oct 1931
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Spain adopted women's suffrage. |
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01 Oct 1932
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NHL readmits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh
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01 Oct 1932
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Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists
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01 Oct 1932
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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
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01 Oct 1933
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Antwerp Sports arena opens
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01 Oct 1933
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Packers make 5 1st downs, Giants make 0, but still win 10-7
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01 Oct 1933
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Washingston Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57
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01 Oct 1934
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Adolph Hitler expands German army and navy and creates an air force, violating Treaty of Versailles
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01 Oct 1936
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Generalissimo Francisco Franco establishes state of Spain
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01 Oct 1936
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Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. |
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01 Oct 1937
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Pullman Co formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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01 Oct 1937
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The Japanese city Handa is founded in Aichi Prefecture. |
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01 Oct 1938
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Cubs clinch NL pennant
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01 Oct 1938
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Germany annexes Sudetenland (1 / 3 of Czechoslovakia)
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01 Oct 1938
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Germany annexes the Sudetenland. |
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01 Oct 1939
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Churchill calls Soviets "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
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01 Oct 1939
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After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile Nazi forces enter the city. |
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01 Oct 1940
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Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens
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01 Oct 1940
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic. |
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01 Oct 1941
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D Sjostakovitch plane evacuated in Moscow
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01 Oct 1941
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H Martin / R Blanes musical "Best Foot Forward, " premieres in New York City
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01 Oct 1941
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Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series
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01 Oct 1942
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Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight
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01 Oct 1942
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Little Golden Books (children books) begins publishing
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01 Oct 1942
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USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong |
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01 Oct 1942
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First flight of the Bell XP-59 "Aircomet". |
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01 Oct 1943
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Allied forces captured Naples during WWII
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01 Oct 1943
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Averell Harriman named US ambassador to Moscow
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01 Oct 1943
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Germans attack Jews in Denmark
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01 Oct 1943
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World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers. |
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01 Oct 1944
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St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant
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01 Oct 1945
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Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army
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01 Oct 1945
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US Office of Strategic Serbia (OSS) disbands
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01 Oct 1946
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12 war criminals sentenced to death in Nuremberg
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01 Oct 1946
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1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs. Cards (St. Louis wins 2 games to 0)
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01 Oct 1946
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Bob Feller 348th strikeout of season
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01 Oct 1946
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Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg trials. |
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01 Oct 1946
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Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied occupied Korea. |
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01 Oct 1946
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Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom. |
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01 Oct 1947
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1st helicopter air mail and express service, Los Angeles, California
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01 Oct 1947
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NHL Pension Society founded
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01 Oct 1947
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US control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends
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01 Oct 1947
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The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. |
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01 Oct 1948
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California Supreme Court voids state statue banning interracial marriages
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01 Oct 1948
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Radio Denmark begins transmitting
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01 Oct 1949
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Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa
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01 Oct 1949
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The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong. |
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01 Oct 1950
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Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0
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01 Oct 1950
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Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning HR)
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01 Oct 1951
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1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1
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01 Oct 1951
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1st treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson
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01 Oct 1951
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24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated
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01 Oct 1952
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1st ultra high frequency (UHF) television station - Portland, Oregon
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01 Oct 1952
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Liberal Party wins Japanese elections
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01 Oct 1952
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Monte Bello-Island (Great Britain 1st atom bomb explosion)
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01 Oct 1953
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Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras
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01 Oct 1953
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KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, CA (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1953
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KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1953
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WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, TN (ABC / NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1953
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WREX TV channel 13 in Rockford, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1954
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British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation
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01 Oct 1955
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"Honeymooners" premieres
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01 Oct 1955
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Piet Lieftinck becomes director v / h IMF (World bank)
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01 Oct 1955
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WORA TV channel 5 in Mayaguez, PR (TCI) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1956
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Johnny Heckmann rides 7 winners at Chicago Hawthorne Horse track
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01 Oct 1956
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Zestienhoven airport at Rotterdam official opens
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01 Oct 1957
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B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of the USSR attack
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01 Oct 1957
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First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency. |
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01 Oct 1958
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Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia
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01 Oct 1958
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Inauguration of NASA
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01 Oct 1958
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Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA
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01 Oct 1958
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NASA is created to replace NACA. |
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01 Oct 1959
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1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs. Chic)
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01 Oct 1960
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14th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 2-1 at Montreal
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01 Oct 1960
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KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1960
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Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)
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01 Oct 1960
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South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea
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01 Oct 1960
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Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. |
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01 Oct 1961
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A believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha
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01 Oct 1961
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KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1961
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Open
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01 Oct 1961
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Roger Maris sets record of 61 HRs (off of Tracy Stallard)
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01 Oct 1961
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WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, SC (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1961
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WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, VA (IND) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1961
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The United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military espionage organization. |
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01 Oct 1961
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East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. |
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01 Oct 1962
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Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)
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01 Oct 1962
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Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977
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01 Oct 1962
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James Meredith became 1st black at University of Mississippi
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01 Oct 1962
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Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests
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01 Oct 1962
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Lucy Show premieres
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01 Oct 1962
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San Francisco beat the Dodgers, 8-0 in 1st of best-of-3 NL playoff
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01 Oct 1962
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UN gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea
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01 Oct 1962
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WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1962
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First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. |
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01 Oct 1963
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1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game
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01 Oct 1963
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Nigeria becomes a Republic within Commonwealth
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01 Oct 1964
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1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire
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01 Oct 1964
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2nd Dutch televisienet begins broadcastings
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01 Oct 1964
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Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley
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01 Oct 1964
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San Francisco cable cars declared a national landmark
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01 Oct 1964
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WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1964
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WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Oct 1964
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The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. |
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01 Oct 1964
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Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. |
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01 Oct 1965
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Failed coup under lt col Untung in Indonesia
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01 Oct 1965
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General Suharto puts down an apparent coup attempt by the 30 September Movement in Indonesia. |
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01 Oct 1966
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Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases "The Times"
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01 Oct 1966
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WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins
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01 Oct 1966
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West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. |
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01 Oct 1967
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KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (IND) begins
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01 Oct 1968
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"Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh
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01 Oct 1968
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The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS). |
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01 Oct 1969
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Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier
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01 Oct 1969
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Guernsey and Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps
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01 Oct 1969
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Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time. |
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01 Oct 1970
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63 arrest in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milano Italy
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01 Oct 1971
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Joseph Luns becomes Secretary General of NATO
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01 Oct 1971
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Simplified echtscheidingsrecht of force
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01 Oct 1971
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Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
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01 Oct 1971
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Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States. |
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01 Oct 1971
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The first brain-scan using x-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London. |
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01 Oct 1972
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1st games of World Hockey Association
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01 Oct 1972
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3rd NYC Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52
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01 Oct 1972
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic
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01 Oct 1973
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Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager
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01 Oct 1973
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USSR-West Germany gas tunnel opens
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01 Oct 1974
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Watergate cover-up trial opens in Washington DC
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01 Oct 1975
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Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles
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01 Oct 1975
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Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu"
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01 Oct 1975
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Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Joe Frazier in Manilla
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01 Oct 1975
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Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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01 Oct 1975
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The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu. |
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01 Oct 1975
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Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. |
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01 Oct 1975
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Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T. & the M.G.'s), was shot fatally five times in the back in his own home. |
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01 Oct 1976
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1st Dutch casino opens
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01 Oct 1977
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Department Of Energy established
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01 Oct 1977
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Elton John honored by Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame
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01 Oct 1977
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Peter Schats opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam
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01 Oct 1977
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Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title
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01 Oct 1978
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Comoros adopts constitution
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01 Oct 1978
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship
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01 Oct 1978
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Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) declares independence from the UK
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01 Oct 1978
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Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox
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01 Oct 1978
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The Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party is founded. |
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01 Oct 1979
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Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes President
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01 Oct 1979
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Pope John Paul II begins visit of US
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01 Oct 1979
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RKO radio network begins operation
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01 Oct 1979
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US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)
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01 Oct 1979
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Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States. |
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01 Oct 1979
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The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens. |
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01 Oct 1979
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The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama Canal to Panama. |
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01 Oct 1980
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Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days
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01 Oct 1981
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Iranian plane crash
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01 Oct 1982
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EPCOT Center opens in Orlando Florida
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01 Oct 1982
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Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence. |
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01 Oct 1982
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Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. |
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01 Oct 1982
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Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101). |
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01 Oct 1983
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Denise Wallace, 18, of Virginia crowned Miss Teen of America
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01 Oct 1984
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Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball
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01 Oct 1985
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Israeli air raid on PLO-headquarter at Tunis, 68 killed
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01 Oct 1985
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The Israeli Air Force bombs Palestine Liberation Organization Headquarters in Tunis. |
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01 Oct 1987
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"Roza" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 12 performances
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01 Oct 1987
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6 killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in LA
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01 Oct 1987
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The Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley, registering as magnitude 5.9. |
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01 Oct 1988
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Bradley Center in Milwaukee opens
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01 Oct 1988
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Lowest batting average for NL champion (Tony Gwynn .313)
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01 Oct 1988
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Mikhail Gorbachev became President of Soviet Union
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01 Oct 1988
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Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth
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01 Oct 1989
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
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01 Oct 1989
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Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle
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01 Oct 1989
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Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany
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01 Oct 1989
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US issues a stamp, labeling an apatosaurus as a brontosaurus
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01 Oct 1989
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Denmark introduces the world's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership". |
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01 Oct 1990
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10,000 Uganda RPF rebels move into Rwanda
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01 Oct 1990
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Meteorite explode above Pacific Ocean
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01 Oct 1990
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Serbs in Croatia proclaim autonomy
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01 Oct 1991
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Howard Stern adds Baltimore to his radio network (WJFK-AM)
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01 Oct 1991
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The Siege of Dubrovnik begins. |
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01 Oct 1992
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Cartoon Cable Network premieres
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01 Oct 1992
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Greater Pittsburgh International Airport opens
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01 Oct 1992
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Ross Perot re-enters presidental race
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01 Oct 1992
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Cartoon Network begins broadcasting. |
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01 Oct 1993
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Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
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01 Oct 1994
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Boon completes his 19th Test century (114 vs. Pakistan, Karachi)
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01 Oct 1994
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Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA GHP Heartland Golf Classic
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01 Oct 1994
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South African President Nelson Mandela visits US
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01 Oct 1994
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Stanley Betrian sworn in as leader of Curacao
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01 Oct 1994
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Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America). |
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01 Oct 1995
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Bermuda begins using new area code 441
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01 Oct 1995
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Gail Graham wins FieldCrest Cannon / Carolina LPGA Golf Classic
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01 Oct 1995
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Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team
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01 Oct 1995
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New York Yankees win 1st baseball wildcard ever
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01 Oct 1995
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Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence
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01 Oct 1997
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Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
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01 Oct 1997
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Spice Hot premieres on cable
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01 Oct 2009
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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords. |
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01 Oct 2012
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A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others. |
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01 Oct 2012
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Domestic and International flights of Thai AirAsia transferred all operations from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang International Airport . |
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01 Oct 2013
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The U.S. federal government shuts down non-essential services after it is unable to pass a budget measure. |
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