Today is Tuesday, October 1st, the 275th day of 2024. There are 91 days left within the 12 months.
Today in history:
On October 1, 2017, within the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman opened fire from a room on the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of twenty-two,000 country music fans at a concert below, leaving 60 dead greater than 850 injured.
Also on this date:
In 1890, Yosemite National Park was designated by the US Congress.
In 1908, Henry Ford launched his Model T.
In 1910, the offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb explosion and fire; 21 employees were killed.
In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
In 1957, the motto “In God We Trust” first appeared on U.S. banknotes.
In 1964, the free speech movement began on the University of California, Berkeley, when students surrounded a police automobile containing an arrested campus activist for greater than 30 hours.
In 1971, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida.
In 1975, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier within the “Thrilla in Manila,” the last of their three fights.
Today's birthdays:
- Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100.
- Actress and singer Julie Andrews is 89.
- The film director Jean-Jacques Annaud is 81 years old.
- Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is 79.
- Actor Randy Quaid is 74.
- Singer Youssou N'Dour is 65.
- Actor Esai Morales is 62.
- Retired MLB all-star Mark McGwire is 61 years old.
- Actor Zach Galifianakis is 55.
- Actress Sarah Drew is 44.
- Actor and comedian Beck Bennett is 40.
- Actor Jurnee Smollett is 38.
- Actor Brie Larson is 35.
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