11/3/2023 0 Comments Lama rod owens birthday1936 – Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.1931 – Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.1931 – The George Washington Bridge in the United States is opened, linking New Jersey and New York.1928 – Newark Liberty International Airport opens, becoming the first airport in the New York City metro area.1928 – The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.1923 – Georges Carpentier knocked out former British heavyweight champion Joe Beckett a mere twenty seconds into the first round of their boxing match at Olympia in London.1923 – The 1923 Imperial Conference opened in London.1918 – Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva.1918 – World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.1910 – A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.1908 – Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.1903 – Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.1898 – The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k.1891 – Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.1890 – Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S.1887 – Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.1861 – Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day.1832 – Texian political delegates convene at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas.1829 – The South African College is founded in Cape Town, later separating into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.1827 – Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination of Armenia.1814 – The Congress of Vienna opens with the intention of redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon in the previous spring.1800 – Via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain cedes Louisiana to France, which would sell the land to the United States thirty months later.1795 – More than a year after the Battle of Sprimont, the Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) are officially annexed by Revolutionary France.1791 – First session of the French Legislative Assembly.1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.1779 – The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.1730 – Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.1588 – The coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia occurs.1553 – The coronation of Queen Mary I of England is held at Westminster Abbey.959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig. 331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar 91 days remain until the end of the year.
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