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ter was required to unseal its documents at least three weeks before it starts holding events around the country to woo potential investors. At this rate, the company will likely price its IPO by Thanksgiving.
• According to the IPO filings, Twitter generated $317 million in revenue in 2012 and had more than 218 million active users in the second quarter, up 44 percent from a year earlier. That compares with nearly 1.2 billion for Facebook and 240 million for LinkedIn.
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Kershaw strikes out 12, allows only 3 hits as Dodgers beat Braves 6-1 in Game 1 of NLDS
• ATLANTA (AP) -- Clayton Kershaw finally has his first postseason win.
• He made sure it was one to remember.
• Kershaw struck out 12 while allowing only three hits, Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 in Game 1 of the NL division series Thursday night.
• The win soared to the top of Kershaw's list of favorites -- no small statement for the right-hander favored to win his second Cy Young Award.
• "It's up there," Kershaw said. "It might be the best just because it's my first postseason win. ... This one definitely has special meaning to me for sure."
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Friday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2013. There are 88 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. James R. Hoffa was elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The family comedy series "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS.
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• On this date:
• In 1777, Gen. George Washington's troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pa., resulting in heavy American casualties.
• In 1822, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, was born in Delaware, Ohio.
• In 1861, during the Civil War, the United States Navy authorized construction of (Continued on page 47)
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