What happend on 1st October

30.09
02.10
1964

The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.

1963

California State Board of Education created.

1961

Baseball: Roger Maris sets new record for most home runs in a single season with 61, surpassing Babe Ruth's previous mark of 60.

1961

East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon.

1960

Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1958

NASA created to replace NACA.

1957

First appearance of "In God We Trust" on U.S. paper currency.

1949

First rectangular television tubes manufactured by Kimble Glass.

1949

The People's Republic of China is declared by Mao Zedong.

1946

Nazi leaders sentenced at Nuremberg Trials.