This Day in History: October 03, 2024
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1226
St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died.
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1863
President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
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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.
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1929
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes formally changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
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1955
Captain Kangaroo and The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on television.
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1974
Frank Robinson was named the first African-American manager in major league baseball.
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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.
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