Today's Trivia and What Happened on October 1

What do the movies "The Sixth Sense" and "Titanic" have in common?

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Icy dead people.

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Quote: Native American 10 Commandments Remain close to the Great Spirit. Show great respect for your fellow beings. Give assistance and kindness wherever needed. Be truthful and honest at all times. Do what you know to be right. Look after the well being of mind and body. Treat the earth and all that dwell there on with respect. Take full responsibility for your actions. Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good. Work together for the benefit of all man kind. - Bird Clan of East Central Alabama

Quote: Native American 10 Commandments Remain close to the Great Spirit. Show great respect for your fellow beings. Give assistance and kindness wherever needed. Be truthful and honest at all times. Do what you know to be right. Look after the well being of mind and body. Treat the earth and all that dwell there on with respect. Take full responsibility for your actions. Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good. Work together for the benefit of all man kind. - Bird Clan of East Central Alabama Close Large View

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Me and Bobby McGee

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Me and Bobby McGee

October 1, 1970

Janis Joplin finishes recording her only #1 hit, a cover of Me and Bobby McGee. She would die of a heroin overdose three days later at the age of 27. Some believe Joplin had been given heroin that was much more potent than normal, as several of her dealer's other customers also overdosed that week.
Released after her death, it became the second posthumously-released song to reach #1 on the U.S. charts, after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding.
The song was written by Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller.

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Night of the Living Dead

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Night of the Living Dead

October 1, 1968

George A. Romero's classic horror film Night of the Living Dead premieres. Produced on a budget of $114,000, it collected over $30 million at the box office in its first ten years of release. Even though it was criticized for its use of extreme gore, it has become a film classic launching the modern zombie movie era. In a last-minute title change from Night of the Flesh Eaters to Night of the Living Dead, the copyright notice, which had been on the title cards, was accidentally removed. This put the film in the public domain upon release.

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U.S. Army trucks roll across the University of Mississippi campus in the wake of the riots U.S. Army trucks roll across the University of Mississippi campus in the wake of the riots

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First Black University of Mississippi Student

October 1, 1962

James Meredith enters after 3,000 troops were used to put down riots. He would graduate in 1963.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

October 1, 1962

Johnny Carson takes over as host of The Tonight Show. His first guests were Groucho Marx, Joan Crawford, Mel Brooks, Tony Bennett, and Rudy Vallee.
The previous primary hosts were Steve Allen (1954–57) and Jack Paar (1957–62).

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First TV Spinoff - The Honeymooners

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First TV Spinoff - The Honeymooners

October 1, 1955

The Honeymooners series debuts. It started as a series of sketches on DuMont's Cavalcade of Stars. The show follows the exploits of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason), his wife Alice (Audrey Meadows), Ralph's best friend Ed Norton (Art Carney), and Ed's wife Trixie (Joyce Randolph) as they get involved with various schemes in their day-to-day living. It only ran for one season (39 episodes).

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Playboy

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October 1, 1953

Playboy magazine is founded by Hugh Hefner. Its premiere issue hit the stands in December, featuring Marilyn Monroe from a photo shoot she did in the nude in 1949 when she was still a struggling actress. The first issue was produced in Hefner's kitchen with $8,000 he raised from friends, including $1,000 from his mother. The first issue of over 53,000 copies sold out in weeks.

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Marihuana Tax Act of 1937

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Marihuana Tax Act of 1937

October 1, 1937

The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 goes into effect. Hemp products were gaining popularity as a replacement for wood pulp. The act imposed taxes on hemp, making hemp products less viable. The act was passed largely due to the efforts of Andrew Mellon, Randolph Hearst, and the Du Pont family. Newspaper magnate Hearst saw that cheap and sustainable hemp threatened his extensive timber holdings. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury and the wealthiest man in the US, was heavily invested in the Du Pont family's new synthetic fiber, nylon, which also competed with hemp.
The act went into effect October 1. On October 3, Moses Baca became the first person arrested for possession (1/4 ounce and served 18 months in Leavenworth) and two days later Samuel R. Caldwell became the first person arrested for distribution (four pounds and served four years in Leavenworth Penitentiary).
This act was overturned in 1969 in Leary v. United States, and was repealed by Congress the next year.

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Model T

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October 1, 1908

Henry Ford's $850 automobile is introduced. The Ford Model T is regarded as the first affordable automobile. Its low cost was due to Ford's use of an assembly line. Its engine produced 20 hp (15 kW), for a top speed of 40-45 mph (64-72 km/h) and a fuel economy of 13-21 mpg‑US (16-25 mpg‑imp; 18-11 L/100 km). It could run on gasoline, kerosene, or ethanol. $850 in 1908 is about the equivalent of $23,000 in 2018.
Due to the addition of a moving assembly line and other manufacturing improvements, the price was reduced to $260 by 1925.
In 1914, Ford infamously implemented the policy of "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."

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Yosemite's First Rangers - 1915 Yosemite's First Rangers - 1915

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Yosemite National Park

October 1, 1890

Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.

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Jack the Ripper

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Jack the Ripper

October 1, 1888

The "Saucy Jacky" postcard is mailed by a man claiming to have committed the Jack the Ripper murders. However, many authorities now believe the letter was a hoax by a journalist trying to sensationalize the murders.
The postcard read:
"I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you'll hear about Saucy Jacky's work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. Had not time to get ears off for police thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again.
Jack the Ripper"
In 1931, journalist Fred Best of The Star claimed he and a colleague at the newspaper had written all the letters signed "Jack the Ripper" in order to "keep the business alive." This included the previous letter that first used the name "Jack the Ripper."

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U.S. Kills Turkish Captain and Crew Members

October 1, 1992

The USS Saratoga mistakenly fires two missiles at a Turkish ship killing the captain and four crew members.

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The Cartoon Network

October 1, 1992

The Cartoon Network debuts.

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Ross Perot in Presidential Debate (October 1992) Ross Perot in Presidential Debate (October 1992)

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Ross Perot

October 1, 1992

Texas billionaire Ross Perot re-enters the U.S. presidential race. He had "dropped out" 2½ months earlier, during which time he spent $10,000,000 maintaining his campaign organization and creating new advertisements.
He would later claim he dropped out due to threats to disrupt his daughter's wedding.

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Panama Canal Commission

October 1, 1979

Panama Canal Commission is established; its purpose is to maintain and operate the Panama Canal.

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Thrilla in Manila

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Thrilla in Manila

October 1, 1975

Muhammad Ali fights Joe Frazier for the 3rd time.

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Roger Maris Breaks Ruth's Record

October 1, 1961

Roger Maris hits his 61st home run for the season, breaking Babe Ruth's 1927 record.

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October 1, 1961

Pat Robertson's The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) goes on the air. CBN was the first Christian television network established in the United States. It used the call letters WYAH-TV, taken from the Hebrew name of God, Yahweh, which means "The One who causes (everything) to be."
In 1963, Robertson held a telethon in which he asked for 700 viewers to pledge $10 a month to sustain operations. In 1966, he formed the 700 Club after several successful "700 Club" telethons.

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NASA

October 1, 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration officially begins operating.

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First Supersonic Flight

October 1, 1947

American WWII flying ace, George Schwartz Welch, puts his XP-86 Sabre into a dive from 35,000 ft. reportedly achieving supersonic speed, two weeks before Chuck Yeager (note: Yeager broke the sound barrier during level flight). However, Welch never claimed this and some historians discredit this claim.
Welch was portrayed in the film Tora! Tora! Tora (1970) by Rick Cooper.

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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

October 1, 1933

Zack Mosley's comic strip On the Wing debuts. Several months later it was renamed The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and continued until 1973.

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Barney Google

October 1, 1919

Barney Google comic strip is first published in syndication.

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Los Angeles Times Building Bombed

October 1, 1910

Twenty-one people were killed.

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First World Series Game

October 1, 1903

Boston of the American League won the series against Pittsburgh of the National League five games to three.

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First postcards

October 1, 1869

First postcards are issued, in Vienna, Austria.

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Telegraph

October 1, 1832

Samuel F.B. Morse sets sail from Havre to America. It was on this trip that he conceived the idea for his greatest invention, the telegraph.

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Birthdays

Dave Arneson

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Co-Inventor of Dungeons & Dragons

Dave Arneson

Born October 1, 1947 d. 2009

American gamer. Co-inventor, with Gary Gygax, of the game Dungeons & Dragons (1974).

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Ewa Klobukowska

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First Male Athlete to Give Birth???

Ewa Klobukowska

Born October 1, 1946

Polish female sprinter. First to fail a sex test (1967). Competing as a female, she set several world records and won gold and bronze medals in the 1964 Olympics. In 1967, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) declared her a male after she failed a gender test. Her world records and medals were taken away and she was banned from future competition. However, she became pregnant and gave birth to a son in 1968.
Typically, men have XY chromosomes, while women have XX chromosomes. It was determined that Klobukowska is a genetic mosaic of XX/XXY. The gender test she was given in 1967 detected the extra Y chromosome and classified her as a male for the purposes of athletic competition. According to the IAAF at the time, she had "one chromosome too many." The gender test was changed in 1968 to a test that would have detected the double X and classified her as a female.
The International Olympic Committee reinstated her medals in 1999.

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Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter)

Born October 1, 1924

American politician. 39th U.S. President (1977-81). He is the only president to have reported seeing a UFO (1973) and the first president born in a hospital.

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Walter Matthau

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Walter Matthau (Walter Matthow)

Born October 1, 1920 d. 2000

American Oscar-Tony-winning actor. Stage: A Shot in the Dark (1961, Tony). Film: The Fortune Cookie (1966, Oscar), and The Odd Couple (1968, Oscar Madison). Quote: "I never mind my wife having the last word. In fact, I'm delighted when she gets to it."

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Bonnie Parker

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Bonnie (of Bonnie & Clyde)

Bonnie Parker

Born October 1, 1910 d. 1934

American bank robber. She and her partner Clyde Barrow and their gang are believed to have killed at least nine police officers and several civilians. The duo was killed by a Texas ranger and his posse, who riddled them and their car with over 130 rounds of ammo.

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Lee Duncan

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Lee Duncan (Leland L. Duncan Dumas)

Born October 1, 1892 d. 1960

American soldier. He found Rin Tin Tin in a German trench during World War I and brought him back to Hollywood where he became one of its biggest stars, winning Most Popular Film Performer of the Year award (1926). Rin Tin Tin starred in 27 Hollywood films, with other dogs taking over the roll after his death.

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Grete Waitz

Born October 1, 1953 d. 2011

Norwegian runner, world record holder, 9-time New York City Marathon winner (1978-80, 82-86, 88). She was the first woman run a marathon in under two and a half hours (1979, NYC Marathon 2:27:33)

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Randy Quaid

Born October 1, 1950

American actor. Film: The Last Picture Show (1971).

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Julie Andrews (Julia Elizabeth Wells)

Born October 1, 1935

English actress, singer.

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Laurence Harvey (L. Mischa Skikne)

Born October 1, 1928 d. 1973

Lithuanian-born American actor. Film: Room at the Top (1958, Joe Lampton), The Manchurian Candidate (1962, the assassin).

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George Peppard

Born October 1, 1928 d. 1994

American actor. Film: Pork Chop Hill (1959) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). TV: Banacek (title role), Doctors' Hospital and The A-Team (Hannibal Smith).

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Tom Bosley

Born October 1, 1927 d. 2010

American Tony-winning actor. TV: Happy Days (Mr. C.) and The Father Dowling Mysteries (Father Dowling).

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James Whitmore

Born October 1, 1921 d. 2009

American Tony-Grammy-Emmy-winning actor. TV: The Law and Mr. Jones (Abe Lincoln Jones).

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John Brown Russwurm

Born October 1, 1799 d. 1851

American publisher. He co-published the first Negro newspaper in American (1827, Freedom's Journal).

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James Lawrence

Born October 1, 1781 d. 1813

American naval officer. He made his famous proclamation, "Don't give up the ship" after being mortally wounded in battle during the War of 1812. He died of his injuries three days later. He had engaged his frigate, the USS Chesapeake, against the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon. The British ship was able to disable the Chesapeake during the first few minutes of the battle. Lawrence, mortally wounded during this exchange, made his famous proclamation, "Don't give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks." However, the British boarded and took his ship.

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Henry III

Born October 1, 1207 d. 1272

King of England (1216-72).

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Deaths

Margaret Gorman

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First Miss America

Margaret Gorman

Died October 1, 1995 b. 1905

American beauty contestant. She was the first Miss America (1921). At age 16, she won the "Inner-City Beauty" pageant, competing as Miss Washington, D.C. The contest was judged on 50% audience applause and 50% judges' decision after a day of mingling with the contestants. A newspaperman coined the term "Miss America" for the winner and the following year it became known as the Miss America Pageant, with Gorman declared as the first Miss America. She is the youngest ever winner. Her measurements were 30-25-32.

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E.B. White

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E.B. White (Elwyn Brooks White)

Died October 1, 1985 b. 1899

American Pulitzer-winning author, essayist. Writings: Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952).

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Louis S.B. Leakey

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Louis S.B. Leakey

Died October 1, 1972 b. 1903

British anthropologist. He discovered the oldest-known manlike remains (1960), those of a 1,750,000-year-old juvenile. His work helped establish that humans evolved in Africa.

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Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler (1820) Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler (1820)

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Rescue Dogs with Brandy Barrels

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

Died October 1, 1873 b. 1802

British artist. He was the first to portray St. Bernard dogs carrying brandy casks around their necks, although the real rescue dogs never did.

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France's Frank Sinatra

Charles Aznavour

Died October 1, 2018 b. 1924

French-American singer. Aznavour was one of France's most popular singers, selling over 180 million records and was dubbed "France's Frank Sinatra". Music: Yesterday When I Was Young.

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Thomas Francis, Jr.

Died October 1, 1969 b. 1900

American virologist, epidemiologist. He was the first American to isolate the influenza A virus (1934) and showed that there are other strains, such as influenza B (1940), and developed an effective vaccine against both strains. He also conducted the field trials of the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk.

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John Augustus Larson

Died October 1, 1965 b. 1892

Canadian-born American criminologist. He developed the modern lie detector (1921) and was the first to use a polygraph in criminal investigations.

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Confederate Spy

Rose O'Neal Greenhow

Died October 1, 1864 b. circa 1813

Confederate spy during the American Civil War. A Washington D.C. socialite, she used her connections with presidents, generals, senators, and high-ranking military officials to pass information to the Confederacy. Confederate President Jefferson Davis credited her with ensuring the South's victory at the First Battle of Bull Run (1861), the first major battle of the Civil War. It is suspected that she gathered information from then Senator and future Vice President Henry Wilson, with whom she was having an affair.

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Boniface IX

Died October 1, 1404 b. ????

Italian religious leader, 203rd Pope (1389-1404).

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