October 1

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Lead Story
Yosemite National Park established, 1890
American Revolution
Patriots learn of increased French support, 1776
Automotive
Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T, 1908
Civil War
Rose Greenhow dies, 1864
Cold War
Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China, 1949
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes head of Supreme Soviet, 1988
Crime
A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped, 1993
Disaster
Earthquake rocks Southern California, 1987
General Interest
Lawrence of Arabia captures Damascus, 1918
Franco heads Spain, 1936
Nazi war criminals sentenced at Nuremberg, 1946
Suharto crushes Indonesian coup, 1965
Terrorists strike again in Bali, 2005
Hollywood
Johnny Carson makes debut as Tonight Show host, 1962
Literary
First installment of Madame Bovary is published, 1856
Music
Scientific American reports that radio will soon be used to transmit music to the home, 1920
Old West
Congress creates Yosemite National Park, 1890
Presidential
Jimmy Carter is born, 1924
Sports
Roger Maris breaks home-run record, 1961
Vietnam War
South Vietnam requests a bilateral defense treaty, 1961
World War I
Crisis in Germany, 1918
World War II
Experiments begin on homosexuals at Buchenwald, 1944

General Interest

Oct 1, 1965:

Suharto crushes Indonesian coup

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A communist coup against Indonesian President Sukarno is crushed by General Mohammed Suharto, the Indonesian army chief of staff. In the aftermath, Suharto moved to replace Sukarno and launched a purge of Indonesian communists that resulted in thousands of deaths. In 1967, Suharto assumed full executive authority and in 1968 was elected president. Reelected every five years until his resignation in 1998, Suharto stabilized his nation and oversaw significant economic progress. However, he was criticized for his repressive rule and for Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor, which left an estimated 100,000 Timorese dead from famine, disease, and warfare.

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This Week in History, Oct 1 - Oct 7

Oct 01, 1918
Lawrence of Arabia captures Damascus
Oct 01, 1936
Franco heads Spain
Oct 01, 1946
Nazi war criminals sentenced at Nuremberg
Oct 01, 1965
Suharto crushes Indonesian coup
Oct 01, 2005
Terrorists strike again in Bali
Oct 02, 1780
British spy executed in Arnold affair
Oct 02, 1836
Darwin returns to England
Oct 02, 1944
Warsaw Uprising ends
Oct 02, 1967
Thurgood Marshall sworn in
Oct 03, 1932
Iraq wins independence
Oct 03, 1952
Britain successfully tests A-bomb
Oct 03, 1981
Maze hunger strike called off
Oct 04, 1777
The Battle of Germantown
Oct 04, 1965
Pope visits U.S.
Oct 04, 1993
White House siege ends in Moscow
Oct 05, 1813
Tecumseh defeated
Oct 05, 1877
Chief Joseph surrenders
Oct 05, 1969
Cuban defector lands MiG in Miami
Oct 05, 1974
American circumnavigates the globe on foot
Oct 05, 1989
Dalai Lama wins Peace Prize
Oct 05, 2011
Apple founder Steve Jobs dies
Oct 06, 1683
First Mennonites arrive in America
Oct 06, 1961
Kennedy urges Americans to build bomb shelters
Oct 06, 1973
Yom Kippur War begins
Oct 07, 1780
Battle of King's Mountain
Oct 07, 1913
Moving Assembly Line at Ford
Oct 07, 1949
East Germany created
Oct 07, 2001
U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins

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