Hello! Welcome to the first weekend in October. Each Saturday morning we take a “scroll down memory lane” and look back at events that happened on this day in years past.
It’s a peek back to start your day ahead. So, grab a mug of your favorite morning brew and let the sip n’ scroll begin.
Today is Saturday, October 3rd, the 277th day of the year. There are 89 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1913, the Federal Income Tax was signed into law.
In 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman to gain a seat in the United States Senate.
In 1936, college football player and coach John William Heisman died at the age of 66. The Heisman Trophy is named in his honor.
In 1940, the U.S. Army begins to have parachute soldiers.
In 1954, “Father Knows Best” debuted on CBS. The show starred Robert Young.
In 1955, “The Mickey Mouse Club” premiered on ABC.
In 1960, “The Andy Griffith Show” debuted on CBS.
In 1961, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” debuted on CBS. The classic sitcom sparked the career of comedienne Mary Tyler Moore.
In 1974, Frank Robinson was placed in charge of the Cleveland Indians, making him the first black baseball manager in the major league.
In 1990, East and West Germany reunified 45 years after the two sides divided after World War II.
In 1991, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
In 1995, it was announced that O.J. Simpson had been found innocent of murder charges in connection with the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend.
In 2003, Roy Horn, one half of the famous Las Vegas tiger-taming duo Siegfried and Roy was attacked by a white tiger during a performance at the Mirage Hotel and Casino. The attack took place on Roy’s 59th birthday. The illusionist had to undergo surgery at a local hospital after suffering massive bleeding from the attack.
In 2008, after hours of deliberation, a Las Vegas jury returned with a guilty verdict against O.J. Simpson in the former football star’s kidnapping and armed robbery trial. Simpson stood trial for robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at the Palace Station hotel in September 2007.
In 2011, ESPN yanked the theme song for the opening of its “Monday Night Football” broadcast after Hank Williams, Jr., the artist behind the song, made inflammatory remarks about President Obama on the Fox News network earlier in the day.
In 2018 Nobel Prize winning physicist Leon M. Lederman died from complications of dementia at the age of 96.
And that is a look at the October 3rd’s that have happened before today. Here’s wishing you a great October 3rd, 2020. Enjoy whatever adventures the day holds before they become memories in your own history book.
-The 715 Newsroom
