On This Day: October 1

17 verified moments happened on October 1. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1908🚗 Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company introduces the Model T, the car that will put America on wheels.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T (Oct 1 1908)
2. 1908🚙 The first Ford Model T rolls off the line, the affordable car that puts middle-class families on the road.Technology · Source: Wikipedia; History.com, 'Ford unveils the Model T' (Oct 1 1908)
3. 1932Babe Ruth’s “called shot” home run in World Series Game 3Sports · Source: SABR Games Project, “October 1, 1932…”; MLB.com BB Moments (10/01/1932)
4. 1955🚌 The Honeymooners debuts as a CBS series, immortalizing Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden and his Brooklyn bus-driver world.TV · Source: Wikipedia: The Honeymooners; CBS Broadcast Archives
5. 1961Roger Maris hits his record 61st home run on the final day of the season, surpassing Babe Ruth's single-season markSports · Source: Wikipedia, "Roger Maris"; SABR Games Project (Oct 1, 1961)
6. 1961Roger Maris hits his 61st home run, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season recordSports · Source: SABR: 'October 1, 1961: Roger Maris surpasses Babe Ruth with 61st home run'
7. 1967Richard Petty wins at North Wilkesboro for a record tenth victory in a rowStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1967 Wilkes 400” — Oct 1, 1967; Petty's NASCAR-record 10th straight win
8. 1968🧟 George Romero's low-budget shocker unleashes flesh-eating ghouls on a farmhouse, premiering in Pittsburgh and inventing the modern zombie.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'Night of the Living Dead' premiere at the Fulton Theater, Pittsburgh (Oct 1 1968)
9. 1971🏰 Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom opens near Orlando, welcoming its first guests to Disney's vast Florida resort.History · Source: NPR; Wikipedia, Disney World opening (Oct 1 1971)
10. 1975Ali beats Frazier in the “Thrilla in Manila”, their third fightSports · Source: Wikipedia, “Thrilla in Manila”; SI (Oct 1, 1975)
11. 1975Muhammad Ali outlasts Joe Frazier in a brutal Manila heat; Frazier's corner stops it after fourteen rounds.Sports · Source: Wikipedia, 'Thrilla in Manila' (Oct 1 1975)
12. 1982💿 Sony launches the CDP-101, the world's first commercial compact disc player, in Japan.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Sony CDP-101' (Oct 1 1982)
13. 1988Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini for Olympic gold in Seoul, completing the only Golden Slam in tennis history.Sports · Source: https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/steffi-graf-s-1988-golden-slam-an-unprecedented-achievement
14. 1995👑 Eric Cantona returns from his eight-month ban against Liverpool, setting up a goal and coolly converting a penalty.Soccer · Source: Sky Sports; Sports Mole (Oct 1 1995)
15. 2004Ichiro Suzuki breaks George Sisler's single-season hits record with his 258th hit for the Mariners.Sports · Source: SABR, 'Ichiro Suzuki breaks George Sisler's single-season record with 258th hit' (Oct 1 2004)
16. 2010💻 David Fincher's drama charts Mark Zuckerberg's founding of Facebook and the lawsuits that followed, opening in theaters.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Social Network' US release (Oct 1 2010)
17. 2023Simone Biles lands the Yurchenko double pike at Worlds in Antwerp, the first woman to do so internationally.Sports · Source: NBC News, 'Simone Biles lands historic vault at World Championships' (Oct 1 2023)