On this date in history:

In 1903, the first World Series opened in Boston. It was a best-of-nine competition, won by the Boston Pilgrims of the American League over the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.

In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model-T automobile.

In 1992, Dallas billionaire Ross Perot announced his candidacy for the presidency. He called his group the Reform Party.

In 1995, 10 Muslims were convicted of conspiring to conduct a terrorist campaign in the New York City area aimed at forcing the United States to drop its support of Egypt and Israel.

In 2005, 36 people, mostly foreign tourists, died in explosions at two resort restaurants on the island of Bali. More than 100 others were injured.

In 2010, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel resigned to run for mayor of Chicago. (He was elected.)

In 2011, about 400 Occupy Wall Street protesters, close to half of those who took part in demanding U.S. social and economic policy change, were arrested by New York City police when they blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge.

In 2012, the White House announced that a national monument would be built in California honoring labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, who died in 1993. President Barack Obama said Chavez gave a voice to poor and disenfranchised workers everywhere.

In 2013, a 16-day partial U.S. government began after Congress failed to approve a spending bill. (The Office of Management and Budgetl later estimated the shutdown cost taxpayers $2 billion.)

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