Tuesday, October 1, 1996
"We are committed to a concrete result. We hope something will be achieved."
-- Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat on the Mideast peace talks
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Today's Events
Major League Baseball's playoffs begin.
The 51st Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group are held in Washington, D.C.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals honors top principals from across the country.
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On the horizon
On Wednesday, October 2, a trial date for the Oklahoma
City bombing case is expected to be announced at a court
hearing in Denver.
On Thursday, October 3, the New York City Marathon will
be held.
On Friday, October 4, the National Women's Hall of Fame
receptions begin in Seneca Falls, New York, for 1996
honorees. The honors ceremony will be held Saturday.
On Saturday, October 5, the Trinity Site at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, where the world's first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945, will be open to public.
On Sunday, October 6, the first of two 1996 Democrat-Republican presidential debates is scheduled at Hartford, Connecticut.
On Monday, October 7, The U.S. Supreme Court begins its 1996-1997 term.
On Tuesday, October 8, this year's Nobel Prize winner in economics will be announced in Stockholm, Sweden.
On Wednesday, October 9, the 1996 Democrat-Republican vice presidential debate is scheduled at St. Petersburg, Florida.
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On this day
In 1800, Spain ceded Louisiana to France in a secret treaty.
In 1885, special delivery mail service began in the United States.
In 1890, Congress passed the McKinley Tariff Act, which raised tariffs to a record level.
In 1896, the United States Post Office established Rural Free Delivery, with the first routes in West Virginia.
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile; each car cost $825.
In 1936, General Francisco Franco was proclaimed head of an insurgent Spanish state.
In 1943, Allied forces captured Naples during World War II.
In 1949, Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung raised the first flag of the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
In 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run during a 162-game season, compared to Babe Ruth's 60 home runs during a 154-game season.
In 1962, Johnny Carson succeeded Jack Paar as regular host of NBC's "Tonight" show.
In 1964, the Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.
In 1968, the cult horror movie "Night of the Living Dead" had its world premiere in Pittsburgh.
In 1971, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.
In 1987, eight people were killed when an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.9 and an aftershock measuring 5.3 struck the Los Angeles area.
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Newslink
To celebrate the opening of baseball's playoffs, visit the official Major League Baseball site. MLB's colorful site is full of information interesting to people with a passing interest in the game, as well as baseball fanatics.
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Holidays and more
Botswana pauses for a Public Holiday.
China celebrates National Day.
Cyprus celebrates Independence Day.
Macau also celebrates People's Republic of China National Day
Nigeria celebrates National Day.
Rwanda holds Armed Forces Day.
San Marino celebrates Captain Regents Day.
Union of Myanmar, or Burma, recognizes a Bank Holiday.
Former Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstein is 82.
Actor Walter Matthau is 76.
Actor James Whitmore is 75.
Former President Jimmy Carter is 72.
William Rehnquist, chief justice of the United States, is 72.
Actor Tom Bosley is 69.
Actor Richard Harris is 63.
Actress-singer Julie Andrews is 61.
Actress Stella Stevens is 60.
Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is 51.
Actor Randy Quaid is 46.
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Sources: Associated Press,
Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan
News almanac archive
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