Today is Friday, October 1, the 274th day of 2010. There are 91 days left in the year.
331 B.C. ― Alexander the Great of Macedon defeats Persian army at Gaugamela
1791 ― First session of the new French legislative assembly
1890 ― Yosemite National Park established
1908 ― Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)
1936 ― Gen Francisco Franco establishes the state of Spain
1949 ― People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day)
1949 ― Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa
1962 ― Johnny Carson hosts his first Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests
1977 ― Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games
1982 ― West Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt