October 2
1919 - President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed.
1944 - The two-month-long Warsaw Uprising was squelched by Nazi troops battling the Polish underground during World War II.
1950 - The "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz first appeared in newspapers.
1958 - Guinea proclaimed independence from France.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1998 - Gene Autry, the singing cowboy and former owner of the California Angels baseball franchise, died at age 91.
2006 - An armed milk truck driver took a group of girls hostage in an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, killing five of them and wounding five others before taking his own life.
2018 - Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi Arabian officials at the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey.
2020 - Stricken by COVID-19, President Donald Trump was injected with an experimental drug combination at the White House before being flown to a military hospital, where he was given Remdesivir, an antiviral drug.
Birthdays
36 - Brittany Howard (musician)
38 - Camilla Belle (actress)
54 - Kelly Ripa (actress/talk show host)
57 - Gillian Welch (singer)
68 - Freddie Jackson (singer)
70 - Lorraine Bracco (actress)
73 - Sting (singer)
76 - Avery Brooks (actor)
79 - Don McLean (singer)
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Today in Sports History - October 2
1908 - Addie Joss (Cleveland Indians) pitched the fourth perfect game in major league baseball history.
1920 - The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates played the only triple-header in baseball history. The Reds won 2 of the 3 games.
1932 - The New York Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series.
1932 - The Washington Redskins play their inaugural NFL game.
1938 - Future Hall of Famer Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians strikes out a record 18 Detroit Tigers.
1947 - The Federatino Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) formally established Formula One racing in Grand Prix competition.
1948 - The first automobile race to use asphalt, cement and dirt roads took place in Watkins Glen in New York. It was the first road race in the U.S. following World War II.
1950 - Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions in 55-13 win against Baltimore Colts; Cardinals quarterback Jim Hardy tosses 6 touchdown passes.
1954 - The New York Giants sweep the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series.
1970 - One of two chartered twin-engine planes flying the Wichita State University football team to Utah crashed into a mountain near Silver Plume, Colorado, killing 31 of the 40 people on board.
1980 - 38-year-old Muhammad Ali comes out of a two-year retirement to challenge undefeated world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Ali is pounded unmercifully for ten rounds before his corner throws in the towel.
1983 - Green Bay Packers erupt for NFL record 49 points in the first half (35 in the second quarter) to clobber the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 55-14.
1983 - Wide receiver Art Monk begins NFL streak of 183 consecutive games with a reception in the Washington Redskins' 37-35 win over the Los Angeles Raiders.
1999 - Alabama defeats Florida 40-39 in overtime in Gainesville to snap the Gators' 30-game home win streak.
1999 - The Atlanta Thrashers make their NHL debut with a 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
2001 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 60 or more home runs in three different seasons.
2004 - The Montreal Expos play their final game, defeating the New York Mets 6-3 before relocating the following season to Washington, D.C. and becoming the Nationals.
2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside the United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico.
2016 - Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Vin Scully signed off for the last time, ending 67 years behind the mic for the Dodgers as he called a 7-1 loss to the Giants in San Francisco.
1919 - President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed.
1944 - The two-month-long Warsaw Uprising was squelched by Nazi troops battling the Polish underground during World War II.
1950 - The "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz first appeared in newspapers.
1958 - Guinea proclaimed independence from France.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1998 - Gene Autry, the singing cowboy and former owner of the California Angels baseball franchise, died at age 91.
2006 - An armed milk truck driver took a group of girls hostage in an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, killing five of them and wounding five others before taking his own life.
2018 - Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi Arabian officials at the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey.
2020 - Stricken by COVID-19, President Donald Trump was injected with an experimental drug combination at the White House before being flown to a military hospital, where he was given Remdesivir, an antiviral drug.
Birthdays
36 - Brittany Howard (musician)
38 - Camilla Belle (actress)
54 - Kelly Ripa (actress/talk show host)
57 - Gillian Welch (singer)
68 - Freddie Jackson (singer)
70 - Lorraine Bracco (actress)
73 - Sting (singer)
76 - Avery Brooks (actor)
79 - Don McLean (singer)
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Today in Sports History - October 2
1908 - Addie Joss (Cleveland Indians) pitched the fourth perfect game in major league baseball history.
1920 - The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates played the only triple-header in baseball history. The Reds won 2 of the 3 games.
1932 - The New York Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series.
1932 - The Washington Redskins play their inaugural NFL game.
1938 - Future Hall of Famer Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians strikes out a record 18 Detroit Tigers.
1947 - The Federatino Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) formally established Formula One racing in Grand Prix competition.
1948 - The first automobile race to use asphalt, cement and dirt roads took place in Watkins Glen in New York. It was the first road race in the U.S. following World War II.
1950 - Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions in 55-13 win against Baltimore Colts; Cardinals quarterback Jim Hardy tosses 6 touchdown passes.
1954 - The New York Giants sweep the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series.
1970 - One of two chartered twin-engine planes flying the Wichita State University football team to Utah crashed into a mountain near Silver Plume, Colorado, killing 31 of the 40 people on board.
1980 - 38-year-old Muhammad Ali comes out of a two-year retirement to challenge undefeated world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Ali is pounded unmercifully for ten rounds before his corner throws in the towel.
1983 - Green Bay Packers erupt for NFL record 49 points in the first half (35 in the second quarter) to clobber the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 55-14.
1983 - Wide receiver Art Monk begins NFL streak of 183 consecutive games with a reception in the Washington Redskins' 37-35 win over the Los Angeles Raiders.
1999 - Alabama defeats Florida 40-39 in overtime in Gainesville to snap the Gators' 30-game home win streak.
1999 - The Atlanta Thrashers make their NHL debut with a 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
2001 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 60 or more home runs in three different seasons.
2004 - The Montreal Expos play their final game, defeating the New York Mets 6-3 before relocating the following season to Washington, D.C. and becoming the Nationals.
2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside the United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico.
2016 - Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Vin Scully signed off for the last time, ending 67 years behind the mic for the Dodgers as he called a 7-1 loss to the Giants in San Francisco.
