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What Happened On October 2

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1879: Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese government refused to ratify the treaty. 1835: Mexican dragoons dispatched to disarm settlers at Gonzales in Mexican Texas encountered stiff resistance from a Texian militia at the Battle of Gonzales, the first armed engagement of the Texas Revolution. 1766: As part of wider food riots, citizens in Nottingham, England, looted large quantities of cheese; one man was killed during attempts to restore order. 1789: The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification. 1766: The Nottingham Cheese Riot breaks out at the Goose Fair in Nottingham, UK, in response to the excessive cost of cheese. 1967: Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1942: Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner to provide protection from submarine attacks. 2004: The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK. 1992: Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead. 1980: Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

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1879 Oddly true
Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese government refused to ratify the treaty.
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1835 First ever
Mexican dragoons dispatched to disarm settlers at Gonzales in Mexican Texas encountered stiff resistance from a Texian militia at the Battle of Gonzales, the first armed engagement of the Texas Revolution.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1766 Oddly true
As part of wider food riots, citizens in Nottingham, England, looted large quantities of cheese; one man was killed during attempts to restore order.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1789 Oddly true
The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1766 Oddly true
The Nottingham Cheese Riot breaks out at the Goose Fair in Nottingham, UK, in response to the excessive cost of cheese.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1967 First ever
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1942 Oddly true
Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner to provide protection from submarine attacks.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2004 First ever
The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1992 Oddly true
Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1980 First ever
Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

20252 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur. Wikipedia →
2019A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven. Wikipedia →
2018The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Wikipedia →
2016Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people. Wikipedia →
2007President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Wikipedia →
2006Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States. Wikipedia →
2004The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK. Wikipedia →
2002The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people. Wikipedia →
1996Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board. Wikipedia →
1996The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. Wikipedia →
1992Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead. Wikipedia →
1990Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132. Wikipedia →
1980Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War. Wikipedia →
1971South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election. Wikipedia →
1971British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63. Wikipedia →
1970An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people. Wikipedia →
1968Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia →
1967Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. Wikipedia →
1958Guinea declares its independence from France. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa. Wikipedia →
1937Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic. Wikipedia →
1928The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded. Wikipedia →
1920Ukrainian War of Independence: Mikhail Frunze orders the Red Army to immediately cease hostilities with the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. Wikipedia →
1919Seven days after suffering a "physical collapse" following a speech in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. president Woodrow Wilson has a catastrophic stroke at the White House, leaving him physically and mentally incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency. Wikipedia →
1870By plebiscite, the citizens of the Papal States accept annexation by the Kingdom of Italy. Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners ensues. Wikipedia →
1835Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia. Wikipedia →
1789The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification. Wikipedia →
1780American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army. Wikipedia →
1766The Nottingham Cheese Riot breaks out at the Goose Fair in Nottingham, UK, in response to the excessive cost of cheese. Wikipedia →
1552Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan. Wikipedia →
1470The Earl of Warwick's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne. Wikipedia →
1263The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots. Wikipedia →
1187Saladin wins Jerusalem after the city surrendered to his forces following a prolonged siege. Wikipedia →
939Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes. Wikipedia →
829Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. Wikipedia →
811Michael I Rangabe is proclaimed as Byzantine Emperor, forcing the rival claimant Staurakios to abdicate his claim. Wikipedia →
48 BCJulius Caesar arrives in Ptolemaic Egypt in his pursuit of Pompey and learns of the latter's death. Wikipedia →

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