This Day in History

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October 2

1835 – The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.

1919 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson



suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.

1928 – The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Josemaría Escrivá.

1950 – Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz



is first published.

1959 – The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.

1970 – A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.

2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks begin,



extending over three weeks.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.

Fuck those guys. Mostly the one who was executed. Fuck him.

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I feel ya.

Map of Interest, perhaps:



Beltway sniper attacks, btw...

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13 is off by about 3 or 4 miles. She was in the parking lot of the Home Depot I shop at in Falls Church.

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October 5

Today is World Teachers' Day, so, learn somebody something.


Events

1869 – The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had reportedly been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.

1877 – Chief Joseph ["From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."] surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.

1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.

1962 – The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom.

1982 – Chicago Tylenol murders: Johnson & Johnson initiates a nationwide product recall in the United States for all products in its Tylenol brand after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with cyanide, resulting in seven deaths.

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October 10

1871 - Mrs. O'Leary's cow tips over a lantern.

1913 - Woodrow Wilson blows a dyke.

1971 - London Bridge opens to traffic, in an arid zona.

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1871 - Mrs. O'Leary's cow tips over a lantern.

That's a lie, she was framed, they always blame the corpse.

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October 17



1989 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people were killed.

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October 19



2005 – Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.

[Glinda]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

October 17



1989 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people were killed.

I remember that day well. I missed the whole fucking thing!

At the time, I was living in San Leandro (just a few miles north of the ^^ that ^^). About an hour before the earthquake, I boarded a plane to Chicago for a long-deserved vacation.

As we were reaching altitude, the pilot made an announcement:

Ladies and gentlemen, you're all probably wondering about the score at Candlestick Park right now. I do not have that information, but we have just received word that a massive earthquake has hit the Bay Area. The only confirmed report of damage we have at this time is that the Bay Bridge has collapsed.

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October 24

1929 – "Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.

1946 – A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of Earth from outer space.

1949 – The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters



is laid.

2002 – Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, D.C.

2003 – Concorde



makes its last commercial flight.

2008 – "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.

2015 – A driver, arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), crashes into the Oklahoma State Homecoming parade in Stillwater, Oklahoma, killing four people and injuring 34.

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November 5

1995 – André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door.

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November 10


Shine yer buttons, Stimpy!! We got a ball to go to!!!



1775 - From the halls of Montezuma...

1871 - "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"



1975 - Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her
They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters

~The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald

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December 12



1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.

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Born on this date, 1923, to Joseph & Nancy Hayes, a son, Ira Hamilton.

HEADQUARTERS
FLEET MARINE FORCE, PACIFIC

The Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, takes pleasure in COMMENDING, CORPORAL IRA H. HAYES, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For meritorious and efficient performance of duty while serving with a Marine infantry battalion during operations against the enemy on VELLA LAVELLA AND BOUGAINVILLE, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS, from 15 August to 15 December 1943, and on IWO JIMA, VOLCANO ISLANDS, from 19 February to 27 March 1945. Although often under heavy enemy fire, Corporal HAYES carried out his duties during all these campaigns in a highly commendable manner. Regardless of danger of personal fatigue he worked tirelessly, and his efforts greatly aided his unit in accomplishing its assigned missions. His courage, initiative, and loyal devotion to duty continually set an example for all who served with him, and his conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

/S/ Roy S. Geiger,
Lt. General, U.S. Marine Corps

Commendation Ribbon Authorized