This Day in History Video: What Happened on October 1 This Day in History: 10/01/1980 - Yosemite Established Find out what happened October 1st , including the opening of America's first super highway and Mao declaring the state of the People's Republic of China. Also, Yosemite National Park is established and the Magic Kingdom in Disney World is built.
1920 Scientific American reports that radio will soon be used to transmit music to the home Art, Literature and Film History