Event:
1st telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed
More Notable Events on October 3:
1997 Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record at 280.3 mph
1995 O. J. Simpson found not guilty in murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman
1945 Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10
1945 World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member
1789 Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day
