WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012

Today is Wednesday, October 3, the 277th day of 2012. There are 89 days left in the year.

2333 B.C. ― Tangun establishes Kingdom of Joseon (Korea) (legendary)

1264 ― Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen

1863 ― Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day

1922 ― First facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.

1947 ― First telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed

1970 ― Baseball umpires call their first strike

1971 ― Billie Jean King became first female athlete to win $100,000

1974 ― Watergate trial begins

1990 ― East Germany and West Germany merge to become Germany

1990 ― George Brett becomes first to lead league in batting in three decades