Today in History: October 3: President Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November would be Thanksgiving Day (1863); J.S. Thurman patented the motor-driven vacuum cleaner (1893); The Victor Talking Machine Company was incorporated (1901); W.T. Grant, one of the nation’s pioneer retailers, opened a 25 cent department store in Massachusetts (1906); the 1st coast to coast prize fight was televised. Dave Sands beat Carl Olson for the middleweight boxing title (1951); “Father Knows Best” premiered on NBC (1954); “Captain Kangaroo” premiered (1955); Rock Hudson appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine (1955); “The Mickey Mouse Club” premiered (1955); “The Andy Griffith Show” premiered (1960); “The Dick Van Dyke Show” premiered (1961); East and West Germany came together since the state of East Germany was formed 41 years ago (1990), and O.J. Simpson was acquitted of charges in the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman (1995).
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:02:14 +0000
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