Uncyclopedia:Anniversaries/October 1

October 1: Winter Paradox (Eastern Hemisphere), Contagious Disease Appreciation Day

• 1890 - 'Yosemite Sam' National Park established.
• 1919 - Woodrow Wilson falls down the White House stairs and is the first President to lose use of his left big toe.
• 1928 - The Soviet Union introduces its first Five-Year Plan, which is to come up with another five year plan in five years.
• 1930 - "October 1 day" celebrated in Paris. Rioting ensues.
• 1960 - Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. This event is celebrated by a solemn ten seconds of not sending spam emails.
• 1962 - Riots in Mississippi as Alabama wins the "America's most racist state" award. Alabama's victory brought to an end Mississippi's 30-year winning streak.[1]
• 1963 - Intelligent design is no longer taught in schools after the California State Board of Education is created.
• 1975 - Muhammed Ali declared the eventual winner against Joe Frazier in a fight dubbed the "Battle in Guadacanal".
• 1979 - The Hunt For Red October officially began. It was supposed to start on September 28th, but they waited a couple of days to save them changing the name.
• 1998 - Raccoon City is destroyed by three cruise missiles and repeated aerial bombardment in an attempt to contain a T-Virus outbreak
• 2003 - Bournemouth recognised as a city by the British government, entire world shocked.
• 2004 - In a desperate bid to diversify its business Microsoft engineers and a team from Wigan University, England invent the pineapple chunk.

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