In History – Ford introduces Model T

TODAY IN HISTORY - 10/1:

1880 - John Philip Sousa becomes new director of US Marine Corps Band
1903 - 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox)
1908 - Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)
1962 - Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests
1974 - Watergate cover-up trial opens in Wash DC

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1910 - Bonnie Parker, Rowena, Texas, outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde), (d. 1934)
1924 - Jimmy Carter, Plains, Georgia, 39th US President (D) (1977-81)
1927 - Tom Bosley, Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote)
1930 - Richard Harris, Ireland, actor (Man Called Horse)/singer (MacArthur Park)
1935 - Julie Andrews, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, actress/singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)

GOODBYE TO:

1985 - E. B. White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86

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