On this day

1 October in history.

5 moments from 1868 to 1978: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Seal of Stanford University

1891

Stanford University welcomes its first students. Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, founded a new university in Palo Alto, California. On this day, Stanford opened its doors to its very first students.

Wikipedia: Stanford University

Photo: Arthur Bridgeman Clark / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 1 October

  1. London's St Pancras railway station at the corner between Euston road and Pancras road, next to London King's Cross railway station . It is composed of 23 landscape photographs in six rows, each taken with a 30m lens on a Sony A33 camera; F8; 1/320s; ISO 100. The photographs wer…

    1868

    St Pancras station opens

    St Pancras railway station in London opened to the public. Today it is the London end of the high-speed rail line to the Channel Tunnel.

    Wikipedia: St Pancras railway stationWikipedia: High Speed 1

    Photo: Colin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  2. Portrait of John Muir by Carlton E. Watkins

    1890

    Yosemite becomes a national park

    Yosemite in California became a national park when the U.S. Congress acted, urged on by conservationist John Muir and writer Robert Underwood Johnson.

    Wikipedia: John MuirWikipedia: Robert Underwood JohnsonWikipedia: United States Congress

    Photo: Carlton E. Watkins / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Bust photographic portrait of Muhammad Ali in 1967. World Journal Tribune photo by Ira Rosenberg.

    1975

    Muhammad Ali wins the Thrilla in Manila

    Boxer Muhammad Ali beat Joe Frazier in the famous match known as the "Thrilla in Manila".

    Wikipedia: Muhammad AliWikipedia: Joe FrazierWikipedia: Thrilla in Manila

    Photo: Ira Rosenberg / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. Flag of Tuvalu. FIAV 111111.svg :

    1978

    Tuvalu raises its own flag

    On the day Tuvalu became independent, the young island nation also adopted its national flag.

    Wikipedia: Flag of Tuvalu

    Photo: Unknown author Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.