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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


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