Top 5 Major Events on October 1st

⭐ Top 5 Major Events on October 1st ① 331 BC — Battle of Gaugamela ⚔️ Alexander the Great defeated the numerically superior Persian army. This battle is considered decisive in the fall of the Achaemenid Empire. ② 1949 — Founding of the People's Republic of China 🇨🇳 Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of New China in Beijing. This was the historic moment when China's current political system was launched. ③ 1958 — Official Launch of NASA 🚀 NASA, responsible for the US space program, began its operations. It would later lead the Apollo program and the moon landing. ④ 1960 — Nigerian Independence 🇳🇬 Nigeria ended British colonial rule and became an independent nation. This day is still celebrated as Independence Day. ⑤ 1964 — Shinkansen Opens 🚅 The Tokaido Shinkansen, connecting Tokyo and Osaka, began operation. It was the world's first high-speed railway and the starting point of the modern high-speed rail era.