October 03
1226
St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died.
1863
President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
1922
Rebecca L. Felton became the first woman U.S. Senator when she was appointed to serve out the term of Senator Thomas E. Watson.
1929
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes formally changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
1955
Captain Kangaroo and The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on television.
1974
Frank Robinson was named the first African-American manager in major league baseball.
1990
East Germany and West Germany united to become Germany, 45 years after being split into two countries at the end of World War II.
Birthdays
Thomas Wolfe
1900—1938, American novelist, b. Asheville, N.C.
John Ross
Native American chief (1790)
Pierre Bonnard
painter and illustrator (1867)
James Herriot
writer (1916)
Gore Vidal
writer (1925)
Dave Winfield
baseball player (1951)
Al Sharpton, Jr.
civil rights activist and minister (1954)
Tommy Lee
rock musician (1962)
Clive Owen
actor (1964)
Gwen Stefani
singer (1969)
Neve Campbell
actress (1973)