TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024

1869-First postcards are issued (Vienna)

1908-Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)

1958-Inauguration of NASA

1962 US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope

1963-Nigeria becomes a republic within the Commonwealth

1971-Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens

1975-Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles

1982-West Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt

1986-President Carter's presidential library/museum dedicated in Atlanta

1987-Six killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in L.A.

1989-Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany

1990-President Bush at the U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait