THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 2

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 2

WORLD EVENTS

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1656  The Connecticut colony passed a law against Quakers

1833  The NY Anti-Slavery Society was organized

1866  J. Osterhoudt patented a can with a key opener

1871  Mormon leader Brigham Young was arrested for polygamy

1890  Comedian Groucho Marx was born

1895  Comedian Bud Abbott was born – “Abbott & Costello”

1909  Orville Wright set an altitude record by flying at 1,600 feet

1910  The first 2 plane collision occurred in Milan, Italy

1919  President Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed

1937  Warner Brothers released “Love Is in the Air” – it was the screen debut for 26 year old Ronald Reagan

1941  Six Parisian Synagogues were set on fire

1942  The Queen Mary sliced the cruiser Curacao in half killing 338 people

1949  The USSR recognized the People’s Republic of China

1950  The comic strip “Peanuts” first appeared in newspapers

1955  “Alfred Hitchcock” premiered on TV

1959  Rod Sterling’s “Twilight Zone” premiered on TV – ran for 5 years

1961  “Ben Casey” premiered on TV

1967  Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black Supreme Court Justice

1970  TV actress and host Kelly Ripa was born

1985  Rock Hudson died of AIDS at age 59

1990  The US Senate voted 90-9 to confirm Davis Souter as Supreme Court Justice

1991  Apple Computer and IBM signed a contract to create an alliance in computers and software

1994  Harriet Nelson died at age 85 – “Harriet and Nelson”

2002  The first death by the Maryland sniper took place – on the next day five additional people were killed in the Washington, DC area

SPORTS HISTORY FOR OCTOBER 2

2001  Randy Johnson gets his 200^th career win – this season he is 21-6, 2.49 ERA, 372 strikeouts

2001  Sammy Sosa hits his 60^th HR – 3^rd time in his career – 1^st MLB player to do so

1999  Bernie Williams gets a walk – has 200 hits, 100 runs, 100 RBI, and 100 walks for the season – 1^st player since Stan Musial in 1953 to do so

1995  In one game playoff, Seattle’s Randy Johnson strikes out 12 and gives up 3 hits to beat the Angels 9-1

1995  Sparky Anderson resigns from Detroit after 17 years

1990  Bob Welch of A’s wins his 27^th game – 27-6, 2.95 ERA

1985  Dwight Gooden wins his 24^th game – 24-4, 1.53 ERA

1985  Detroit’s Darrell Evans hits his 40^th HR – had 41 for Atlanta in 1973 – 1^st player to hit 40 in both leagues in a season

1983  Packers beat Tampa Bay 55-14 – benefit from a 90 yard punt return for a TD, 35 yard fumble return for a TD, and a 27 yard interception for a TD

1978  Bucky Dent of NYY hits 3 run HR to beat the Red Sox in a one game playoff

1974  Hank Aaron hits his last NL HR – his 733^rd

1969  Pete Rose wins his 2^nd straight batting title - .348

1965  Sandy Koufax beats Braves 2-1 – record is 26-8, 2.04 ERA, 382 strikeouts

1960  Baltimore beats Bears 42-7 – Johnny Unitas throws 4 TDs and Zeke Bratkowski throws 7 interceptions

1936  NYY score 18 runs to beat Giants 18-4 – World Series record that will last until 1993

1921  Babe Ruth hits his 59^th HR of the season and his 171^st RBI

1916  Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 33^rd game of the season – 1.55 ERA

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 2

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio