TODAY IN HISTORY [1st October]

1. NIGERIA got her independence on this day in the year 1960...

Also on This Day

Lead Story

Yosemite National Park established, 1890

American Revolution

Patriots learn of increased French support, 1776

Automotive

Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T, 1908

Civil War

Rose Greenhow dies, 1864

Cold War

Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China, 1949

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes head of Supreme Soviet, 1988

Crime

A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped, 1993

Disaster

Earthquake rocks Southern California, 1987

General Interest

Lawrence of Arabia captures Damascus, 1918

Franco heads Spain, 1936

Nazi war criminals sentenced at Nuremberg, 1946

Suharto crushes Indonesian coup, 1965

Terrorists strike again in Bali, 2005

Hollywood

Johnny Carson makes debut as Tonight Show host, 1962

Literary

First installment of Madame Bovary is published, 1856

Music

Scientific American reports that radio will soon be used to transmit music to the home, 1920

Old West

Congress creates Yosemite National Park, 1890

Presidential

Jimmy Carter is born, 1924

Sports

Roger Maris breaks home-run record, 1961

Vietnam War

South Vietnam requests a bilateral defense treaty, 1961

World War I

Crisis in Germany, 1918

World War II

Experiments begin on homosexuals at Buchenwald, 1944