This Day In History, October 1

October 1 : General Interest
1890: Yosemite National Park established 

On this day in 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees... read more http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yosemite-national-park-established?et_cid=47100737&et_rid=932024243&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2fyosemite-national-park-established

              American Revolution
1776 : Patriots learn of increased French support
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriots-learn-of-increased-french-support 

Automotive
1908 : Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-motor-company-unveils-the-model-t 

Civil War
1864 : Rose Greenhow dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rose-greenhow-dies 

Cold War
1949 : Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mao-zedong-proclaims-peoples-republic-of-china
              1988 : Mikhail Gorbachev becomes head of Supreme Soviet
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mikhail-gorbachev-becomes-head-of-supreme-soviet 

Crime
1993 : A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-12-year-old-girl-is-kidnapped 

Disaster
1987 : Earthquake rocks Southern California
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-rocks-southern-california 

General Interest
1918 : Lawrence of Arabia captures Damascus
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lawrence-of-arabia-captures-damascus
              1936 : Franco heads Spain
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franco-heads-spain
              1946 : Nazi war criminals sentenced at Nuremberg
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nazi-war-criminals-sentenced-at-nuremberg
              1965 : Suharto crushes Indonesian coup
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/suharto-crushes-indonesian-coup
              2005 : Terrorists strike again in Bali
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terrorists-strike-again-in-bali 

Hollywood
1962 : Johnny Carson makes debut as Tonight Show host
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnny-carson-makes-debut-as-tonight-show-host 

Literary
1856 : First installment of Madame Bovary is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-installment-of-madame-bovary-is-published 

Music
1920 : Scientific American reports that radio will soon be used to transmit music to the home
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/scientific-american-reports-that-radio-will-soon-be-used-to-transmit-music-to-the-home 

Old West
1890 : Congress creates Yosemite National Park
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-creates-yosemite-national-park 

Presidential
1924 : Jimmy Carter is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimmy-carter-is-born 

Sports
1961 : Roger Maris breaks home-run record
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roger-maris-breaks-home-run-record 

Vietnam War
1961 : South Vietnam requests a bilateral defense treaty
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnam-requests-a-bilateral-defense-treaty 

World War I
1918 : Crisis in Germany
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/crisis-in-germany 

World War II
1944 : Experiments begin on homosexuals at Buchenwald
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/experiments-begin-on-homosexuals-at-buchenwald