Wednesday, August 27, 2014

October 3

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EZYVorRwMw 1:53min

October 3, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

October 3, 1929 - Yugoslavia became the official name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

October 3, 1932 - Iraq gained independence from Britain and joined the League of Nations.

October 3, 1955 - Mickey Mouse & Capt. Kangaroo TV premiers

October 3, 1974 - Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as baseball's first African American major league manager.

October 3, 1990 - After 45 years of Cold War division, East and West Germany were reunited as the Federal Republic of Germany.

October 3, 1995 - O.J. Simpson found Not Guilty in deaths of his wife and Ron Goldman

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