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This Day In History – October 2
1535 – Jacques Cartier discovers the area where Montreal, Quebec is located.
1737 – Francis Hopkinson, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1791) was born.
1780 – John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
1789 – George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
1800 – Nat Turner, American slave and slave rebellion figure (d. 1831) was born.
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.
1889 – In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977) was born.
1919 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.
1924 – The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations.
1925 – John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
1928 – The “Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God”, commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
1937 – Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.
1959 – The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.
1968 – A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City culminates in the Tlatelolco massacre.
1996 – The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
2012-10-01 23:37:54
Source: http://deadlinelive.info/2012/10/01/this-day-in-history-october-2/
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