On This Day October 1st
OTD
October 1st is the 274th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 93 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
1814 – The Congress of Vienna opens intending to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon in the previous spring.
1890 – the U.S. Congress established Yosemite National Park.
1891 – Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
1903 – Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
1928 – Newark Liberty International Airport opens, becoming the first New York City metro area airport.
1940 – The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
1964 – Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
1971 – Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
1982 – EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) opens at Walt Disney World in Florida.
1982 – Sony and Phillips launched the compact disc in Japan; the same day, Sony released the model CDP-101 compact disc player, the first player of its kind.
Birthdays
1542 – Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Spanish explorer (d. 1595)
1881 – William Boeing, American engineer and businessman who founded the Boeing Company (d. 1956)
1896 – Ted Healy, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1937)
1903 – Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-born American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
1910 – Bonnie Parker, American criminal (d. 1934)
1913 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
1927 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)
1932 – Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
1950 – Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician.
1964 – Christopher Titus, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Holidays and Observance
Model T Day
Modern cars began manufacturing in the late 1800s in Germany and slowly made their way into America. However, most of these vehicles were simply out of reach of ordinary Americans. That was till 1908.
Determined to build an automobile for ordinary Americans, Henry Ford assembled a team of engineers and technicians in January 1907. On October 1, 1908, the team successfully launched a mass-produced car that most Americans could buy — the Model T.
On October 1, 1908, the first Model T car rolled out of the Ford factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The car was arguably the first automobile in the world that ordinary middle-class folks could afford. America’s working class warmed up to Henry Ford’s creation, and the rest, as they say, is history.
The Ford Model T was a left-hand drive vehicle with an enclosed four-cylinder engine. Its body was made of vanadium alloy steel, giving it a sturdy exterior. A generous ground clearance endeared it to rural drivers in America. Ford had driven a car with all parts built in-house for the first time.
The car became so popular that Ford Motor Company built a 60-acre factory in Highland Park to manufacture Model Ts. The factory was arguably the most extensive mass-production facility in those days. Henry Ford created a moving assembly line for manufacturing that utilized conveyor belts — a first in automobile production. In six months, a Model T began to be made in a little less than six hours — significantly less than the nearly 10 hours needed initially.
Others Include
CD Player Day
Change a Light Day
Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Day
Cyprus Independence Day
Homemade Cookies Day
Intergeneration Day
International African Diaspora Day
International Blessings of the Fishing Fleet Day
International Coffee Day
International Day of Older Persons
International Music Day
International Raccoon Appreciation Day
Less than Perfect Day
Lincolnshire Day
National Black Dog Day
National Book It Day
National Fire Pup Day
National Hair Day
National Lace Day
National Walk Your Dog Day
Vegan Baking Day
Willy Wonka Day
World Ballet Day
World Vegetarian Day
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