On this day: October 3
POSTED: 10:53 PM PDT Oct 02, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 02, 2012
Bobby Thomson hits the "shot heard 'round the world," Woody Guthrie passes away, Germany comes together, and O.J. Simpson is found not guilty, all on this day.
Carolina Hurricanes
1997: The Carolina Hurricanes play their first regular season home game in Greensboro, N.C., after relocating from Hartford, Conn., and changing their name from the Hartford Whalers. The team would play for two seasons in Greensboro while waiting for the new Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, N.C., to be finished.
