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.
1890 - Yosemite National Park was designated by the U.S. Congress.
1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market -- the Model T -- for $825.
1910 - The offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb; the explosion and resulting fire killed 21 people.
1936 - Gen. Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.
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.
1964 - The Free Speech Movement began at the University of California-Berkeley, as students surrounded a police car containing an arrested campus activist for more than 30 hours.
1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, 16 years after Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.
2017 - In the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, 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, causing 60 deaths and more than 850 injuries.
Birthdays
22 - Livvy Dunne (gymnast)
23 - Luna Blaise (actress)
28 - Shenseea (singer)
28 - Kelsey Merritt (model)
31 - Angela Giarratana (actress)
35 - Brie Larson (actress)
36 - Cariba Heine (actress)
38 - Jurnee Smollett (actress)
40 - Beck Bennett (actor/comedian)
44 - Sarah Drew (actress)
55 - Zach Galifianakis (actor)
61 - Mark McGwire (baseball player)
62 - Esai Morales (actor)
74 - Randy Quaid (actor)
79 - Rod Carew (baseball player)
89 - Julie Andrews (actress/singer)
100 - Jimmy Carter (39th president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - October 1
1903 - The first game of the first modern World Series began, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League defeating the Boston Americans of the American League in Game 1.
1919 - The infamous "Black Sox" scandal began as eight members of the Chicago White Sox began conspiring to throw the World Series against the heavy underdog Cincinnati Reds.
1922 - The former Chicago Staleys play their first NFL game as the rechristened Chicago Bears.
1922 - Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals ends the season as the only player in MLB history to bat .400 and hit 40 home runs.
1932 - Babe Ruth makes his legendary call, after being heckled by the Chicago Cubs dugout and fans, points to center field as he approaches the plate and homers there in the fifth inning in what was a 7-3 New York Yankees win over the Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series.
1933 - The New York Giants record no first downs, but defeat the Green Bay Packers 10-7.
1946 - Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians records his 348th strikeout of the season, a new MLB record.
1950 - Connie Mack, the longest serving manager in MLB history, coaches his last game for the Philadelphia Athletics, having managed the franchise from 1901 to 1950.
1955 - Baltimore Colts fullback Alan Ameche becomes the first rookie in NFL history to top 100 yards rushing in his first 2 games; totals 153 against Detroit Lions after 194 yards in debut v Chicago Bears.
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.
1967 - Richard Petty continues his phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by winning his 10th consecutive race.
1975 - Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila," the last of their three legendary bouts.
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 MLB.
1988 - Steffi Graf wins the gold medal in women's tennis at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea to complete a golden slam (U.S. Open, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, Olympics).
1995 - The Cleveland Indians win the American League Central with a record 30-game lead over runner-up Kansas City Royals.
1995 - The New York Yankees (American League) and Colorado Rockies (National League) become the first wild card teams in MLB's new playoff system.
1997 - The Carolina Hurricanes make their NHL debut with a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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.
1999 - In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets trade Scottie Pippen to the Portland Trailblazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw.
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.
2000 - United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in any Summer Olympics, following the conclusion of the games at Sydney.
2004 - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old MLB single-season record. (He would end the year with 262.)
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.
1890 - Yosemite National Park was designated by the U.S. Congress.
1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market -- the Model T -- for $825.
1910 - The offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb; the explosion and resulting fire killed 21 people.
1936 - Gen. Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.
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.
1964 - The Free Speech Movement began at the University of California-Berkeley, as students surrounded a police car containing an arrested campus activist for more than 30 hours.
1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, 16 years after Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.
2017 - In the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, 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, causing 60 deaths and more than 850 injuries.
Birthdays
22 - Livvy Dunne (gymnast)
23 - Luna Blaise (actress)
28 - Shenseea (singer)
28 - Kelsey Merritt (model)
31 - Angela Giarratana (actress)
35 - Brie Larson (actress)
36 - Cariba Heine (actress)
38 - Jurnee Smollett (actress)
40 - Beck Bennett (actor/comedian)
44 - Sarah Drew (actress)
55 - Zach Galifianakis (actor)
61 - Mark McGwire (baseball player)
62 - Esai Morales (actor)
74 - Randy Quaid (actor)
79 - Rod Carew (baseball player)
89 - Julie Andrews (actress/singer)
100 - Jimmy Carter (39th president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - October 1
1903 - The first game of the first modern World Series began, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League defeating the Boston Americans of the American League in Game 1.
1919 - The infamous "Black Sox" scandal began as eight members of the Chicago White Sox began conspiring to throw the World Series against the heavy underdog Cincinnati Reds.
1922 - The former Chicago Staleys play their first NFL game as the rechristened Chicago Bears.
1922 - Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals ends the season as the only player in MLB history to bat .400 and hit 40 home runs.
1932 - Babe Ruth makes his legendary call, after being heckled by the Chicago Cubs dugout and fans, points to center field as he approaches the plate and homers there in the fifth inning in what was a 7-3 New York Yankees win over the Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series.
1933 - The New York Giants record no first downs, but defeat the Green Bay Packers 10-7.
1946 - Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians records his 348th strikeout of the season, a new MLB record.
1950 - Connie Mack, the longest serving manager in MLB history, coaches his last game for the Philadelphia Athletics, having managed the franchise from 1901 to 1950.
1955 - Baltimore Colts fullback Alan Ameche becomes the first rookie in NFL history to top 100 yards rushing in his first 2 games; totals 153 against Detroit Lions after 194 yards in debut v Chicago Bears.
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.
1967 - Richard Petty continues his phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by winning his 10th consecutive race.
1975 - Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila," the last of their three legendary bouts.
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 MLB.
1988 - Steffi Graf wins the gold medal in women's tennis at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea to complete a golden slam (U.S. Open, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, Olympics).
1995 - The Cleveland Indians win the American League Central with a record 30-game lead over runner-up Kansas City Royals.
1995 - The New York Yankees (American League) and Colorado Rockies (National League) become the first wild card teams in MLB's new playoff system.
1997 - The Carolina Hurricanes make their NHL debut with a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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.
1999 - In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets trade Scottie Pippen to the Portland Trailblazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw.
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.
2000 - United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in any Summer Olympics, following the conclusion of the games at Sydney.
2004 - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old MLB single-season record. (He would end the year with 262.)
