Saturday, October 1

This Day In History

• 1800   Spain ceded Louisiana to France in a secret treaty.
  
• 1880   A new director of the United States Marine Corps Band was named. John Philip Sousa became the band’s 17th leader. In 1888 he composed "Semper Fidelis", traditionally known as the official march of the Marine Corps.
  
• 1896   The U.S. Post Office established Rural Free Delivery, with the first routes in West Virginia.
  
• 1903   The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game.
  
• 1908   Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825.
  
• 1936   General Francisco Franco was proclaimed the head of an insurgent Spanish state.
  
• 1949   Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong raised the first flag of the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
  
• 1962   Johnny Carson succeeded Jack Paar as regular host of NBC's ''Tonight'' show.
  
• 1964   The Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.
  
• 1971   Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Fla.
  
• 1986   Former President Jimmy Carter's presidential library and museum were dedicated in Atlanta.
  
• 1989   Thousands of East Germans received a triumphal welcome after the communist government agreed to let them flee to West Germany.
  
• 1991   President George H.W. Bush condemned the military coup in Haiti, suspended economic and military aid and demanded the immediate return to power of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
  
• 1993   Twelve-year-old Polly Klaas was abducted from her Petaluma, Calif., home by a knife-wielding intruder; her body was found more than two months later.
  
• 1994   National Hockey League team owners began a 103-day lockout of their players.
  
• 1996   A federal grand jury indicted Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski in the 1994 mail bomb slaying of an ad executive.
  
• 2001   The Supreme Court suspended former President Bill Clinton from practicing before the high court.
  
• 2001   A Pakistan-based militant group attacked the state legislature in Indian-ruled Kashmir, killing 38 people.
  

Happy Birthday To

• 1903   Vladimir Horowitz (concert pianist: New York Philharmonic Orchestra; TV: Vladimir Horowitz at Carnegie Hall [1965]; died Nov 5, 1989)
  
• 1920   Walter Matthau (Academy Award-winning actor; The Odd Couple)
  
• 1924   Jimmy Carter (39th U.S. President [1977-1981]; married to Rosalynn Smith [three sons, one daughter]; full name: James Earl Carter)
  
• 1924   William Rehnquist (U.S. Supreme Court Justice [sworn in Jan 7, 1972], Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court [Sep 26, 1986-present])
  
• 1927   Tom Bosley (actor: Happy Days)
  
• 1928   George Peppard (actor: The A-Team, Banacek)
  
• 1935   Julie Andrews (Julia Wells) (Academy Award-winning actress: Mary Poppins [1964]; The Sound of Music, Victor/Victoria, 10, Hawaii; Emmy Award-winner: Victoria Regina: Hallmark Hall of Fame [1961-62]; My Fair Lady, The Boyfriend)