THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024

1863-Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day

1920-NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays first games

1929-Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia

1942-Launch of the 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km)

1945-World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member

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

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

1974-Frank Robinson becomes baseball's first black manager (Cleve Indians)

1974-Watergate trial begins

1983-Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "Say, Say, Say" in UK

1988-26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days

1989-Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails

1990-East Germany & West Germany merge to become Germany