October 1, 1990: Not satisfied with having wrecked the "mom-and-pop shops" in the rest of the country, Walmart -- then usually stylized as "Wal-Mart" -- opens its first stores in the Northeastern U.S. This makes them the largest retailer in America.
By 2014, the 2nd half of the photo at the top of this post was true. But it wasn't just that. In 1964, a GM worker could afford to buy the product he made, and the product was good. (This was the era of good Corvettes, Pontiac GTOs, Olds Delta 88s, and it was the last year of big Caddy tailfins.)
In 2014, a Walmart worker could barely afford the crap his store sells, and the only thing Walmart actually makes is poverty.
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October 1, 1990 was a Monday. Because of the players' strike during Spring Training, what had been originally scheduled as a day of between the regular season and the postseason became a day of rescheduled games:
* The New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Yankee Stadium. Frank Tanana pitched 7 1/3rd innings of 3-hit shutout ball, and Mike Henneman and Jerry Don Gleaton finished the 3-hit shutout, outpitching Chuck Cary. Travis Fryman drove in all the runs with a home run in the top of the 6th inning. Don Mattingly went 0-for-4.
* The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. David Cone outpitched Zane Smith. Barry Bonds did not play.
* The Montreal Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 15-9 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
* The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-3 at Fenway Park in Boston.
* The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-6 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
* The Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-3 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Cal Ripken went 1-for-4.
* The Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros, 4-3 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.
* The Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2 at Milwaukee County Stadium. Robin Yount went 1-for-3 with a walk. Paul Molitor did not play.
* The Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners, 7-5 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Ken Griffey Jr. went 2-for-5.
* The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres, 2-1 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Tony Gwynn did not play.
* The Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants, 5-3 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
* And the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics, 2-0 at the Oakland Coliseum. Joe Grahe pitched 8 1/3rd innings of 3-hit shutout ball, and Bryan Harvey finished the 3-hit shutout, outpitching Dave Stewart.
And on ABC Monday Night Football, the Seattle Seahawks beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 31-16 at the Kingdome in Seattle.
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