YEARS AGO FOR OCTOBER 1

Today is Sunday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2017. There are 91 days left in the year.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

On this date in:

1890: Congress passes the McKinley Tariff Act, which raises tariffs to a record level.

1908: Henry Ford introduces his Model T automobile to the market.

1932: Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees makes his supposed called shot, hitting a home run against Chicago’s Charlie Root in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the New York Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field.

1939: Winston Churchill describes Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” during a radio address on the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

1940: The first section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike opens to the public, stretching 160 miles from Carlisle to Irwin.

1957: The motto “In God We Trust” begins appearing on U.S. paper currency.

1962: Johnny Carson debuts as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” beginning a nearly 30-year run.

1964: The Free Speech Movement begins at the University of California, Berkeley.

Japan’s first high-speed “bullet train,” the Tokaido Shinkansen, goes into operation between Tokyo and Osaka.

1971: Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Fla.

1982: Sony begins selling the first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101, in Japan.

1987: Eight people are killed when an earthquake measuring magnitude 5.9 strikes the Los Angeles area.

1994: National Hockey League team owners begin a 103-day lockout of their players.

2007: Russian President Vladimir Putinopens the door to becoming the country’s prime minister.

2012: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, addressing the U.N. General Assembly, accuses the U.S. and its allies of stoking “terrorism” in his country.

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane is named host of the 2013 Academy Awards.

2016: The New York Times reports that Donald Trump had reported losses of more than $900 million on his 1995 income tax returns.

VINDICATOR FILES

1992: Twenty-five Youngs-town State University students unhappy with reductions in the state’s higher education budget videotape two-minute messages that will be sent to Gov. George Voinovich and area legislators.

Veterinary Companies of America, which moved from Warren to Lords- town after a former employee shot two workers to death, has closed, putting eight people, including a survivor of the murderous rampage, out of jobs.

Atty. Robert Bush, a former Youngstown police officer, will preside over a review board charged with investigating allegations of police misconduct.

1977: Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes says he will be visiting places “within the continental United States” in an effort to recruit new industries for Youngstown and other areas affected by job layoffs.

U.S. Steel Corp. Chairman Edgar Speer says his company will not build the proposed $3.5 billion steel complex in Conneaut, Ohio, unless the federal government acts to restrict unfair foreign imports.

Chaney’s 23-game City Series unbeaten streak is broken by a determined North High outfit that shocked the Cowboys 13-0 at South Stadium.

1967: Stambaugh Auditorium, celebrating its 41st anniversary, is getting a $100,000 remodeling and refurbishing.

Halfback Dave Brungard, a sophomore from Youngstown, throws a touchdown pass for Ohio State, giving the Buckeyes their only score in a 14-7 upset loss to Arizona before 77,468 fans in Columbus.

Wage gains averaging 6 percent a year for the next three years are contained in a new contract with the Republic Rubber Division of Aeroquip Corp., ratified by members of Local 102 of the Untied Rubber Workers.

1942: About 20 Youngs-town Western Union messengers go on strike to reinforce their demand for higher pay.

Youngstown, whose residents can compare favorably with any city in collecting scrap, is ready to ship a fourth carload of cans to the de-tinning plant.

Mahoning County Civilian Defense transportation committee asks that all large gatherings be canceled to save rubber except Monday Musical and Youngstown Symphony concerts, considered vital for morale.