This Day In America October 1

by Admin on October 1, 2007

  • On Today’s date in 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market.
  • On Today’s date in 1936, Gen. Francisco Franco was proclaimed the head of an insurgent Spanish state.
  • On Today’s date in 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
  • On Today’s date in 1957, the motto “In God We Trust” began appearing on U.S. paper currency.
  • On Today’s date in 1961, an allegedly steroid free Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run to set a new record for homers in a season.
  • On Today’s date in 1964, the Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.
  • On Today’s date in 1971, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Fla.
  • Today Former President Jimmy Carter is 83.

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