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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008

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  • Published Oct 2, 2008 4:59 pm KST
  • Updated Oct 2, 2008 4:59 pm KST

Today is Friday, October 3, the 277th day of 2007. There are 89 days left in the year.

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

1863 _ Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day

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

1929 _ Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia

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 _ Watergate trial begins

1983 _ Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release ``Say, Say, Say" in U.K.

1990 _ East Germany & West Germany merge to become Germany