Today in History: October 1st

Today October 1st many years ago, the following happened.

1911 - Italy declared war on Turkey over control of Tripoli.

1918 - Bulgaria pulls out of World War I.

1949 - The Berlin Airlift is officially halted after 277,264 flights.

1960 - Fifteen African nations are admitted to the United Nations.

2009 - Earthquakes in Sumatra kill more than 1,115 people.

1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market

             —the Model T car to the market. Each car cost 825.

1936 - General Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.

1954 - British colony of Nigeria became a federation

1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.

1960 - Nigeria gained independence from Britain (National Day)

1963 - Nigeria became a republic within Commonwealth

1979 - Nigeria adopts constitution. Alhaji Shagari became the president

1982 - Haruna Babangida Nigerian footballer was born