More for Oct 1st......

1903 - Baseball's first annual World Series began on this date. Boston of the American League defeated Pittsburgh of the National League five games to three to become the world champions. Jimmy Sebring, a Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, hit the very first home run in a World Series game. He hit the run off pitcher Cy Young.

1905 - The Julliard School of Music was founded in New York City.

1908 - The Model T automobile was introduced by Henry Ford - it sold for $825.

1943 - After a month-long battle, allied soldiers captured Naples in Italy.

1943 - The International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremburg sentenced 12 Nazi leaders to death.

1949 - The People's Republic of China was formed with Mao Zedong as its head.

1968 - The cult horror movie "Night of the Living Dead" had its world premiere in Pittsburgh

1971 - In Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World opened. Eventually it would become the largest, man-made, tourist attraction in the world.

1974 - The Watergate cover-up trial opened in Washington.

1979 - The Panama Canal Zone was formally handed over to Panama after 70 years of U.S. control.