Today is Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2025. Today in history:On Oct. 1, 1910, the offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a dynamite explosion and fire, killing 21 employees; union activist J.B. McNamara eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison for the bombing. In 1903, the first modern baseball World Series began, with the National League’s Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the American League’s Boston Americans in Game 1; Boston would ultimately win the series 5-3. In 1949, Mao Zedong, leader of the communist People’s Liberation Army, proclaimed the People’s Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing. In 1971, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida.