WHAT HAPPENED ON 1. OCTOBER
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Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom. (1. October 1946)

The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. (1. October 1947)

The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong. (1. October 1949)

First appearance of In God We Trust on U.S. paper currency. (1. October 1957)

NASA is created to replace NACA. (1. October 1958)

The 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China is celebrated across the country. (1. October 1959)

Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. (1. October 1960)

The United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military espionage organization. (1. October 1961)

East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. (1. October 1961)

First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. (1. October 1962)

The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. (1. October 1964)

Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. (1. October 1964)

General Suharto puts down an apparent coup attempt by the 30 September Movement in Indonesia. (1. October 1965)

West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. (1. October 1966)

The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS). (1. October 1968)

Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time. (1. October 1969)

Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States. (1. October 1971)

The first brain-scan using x-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London. (1. October 1971)

The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu. (1. October 1975)

Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. (1. October 1975)