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.
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1920: The NFL (then the American Pro Football Association) plays its first games between members of the league. The inaugural season of the APFA actually kicked off Sept. 26, 1920, with APFA member Rock Island Independents defeating a team from outside the league, the St. Paul Ideals, 48-0. The following week featured seven games, including the first two matchups of APFA members. The Dayton Triangles defeat the Columbus Panhandles and the Rock Island Independents defeat the Muncie Flyers.
