October 2 is:
National Custodial Worker Day
International Day of Non-Violence, birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
World Farm Animals Day
Pig insulin is used to control diabetes.
Goats and sheep don’t have teeth on their upper jaw. They have a hard palate that helps them grind their food.
The chicken is the closest living relative to the T-Rex.
Geese are faithful, mate for life, and mourn when their partner dies.
Cows have a memory of about three years.
Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named “The Country of Canadas” after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).
1789 – George Washington sent the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
The Texas Revolution began in 1835 with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempted to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encountered stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
Birthday of Paul von Hindenburg (October 2, 1847), Polish-German field marshal and politician, second President of Germany (d. 1934)
Birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869- Jan 30, 1948), Hindu statesman and spiritual leader. He was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
1889 – In Colorado, Nicholas Creede struck it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. He was an American prospector famous for discovering the Holy Moses Amethyst vein and other mining properties near Creede, Colorado in the late 1880s and early 1890s.
Birthday of Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890), American comedian, actor, and singer (d. 1977)
Birthday of Bud Abbott (October 2, 1895), American actor and singer (d. 1974) Partnered with Lou Costello, their patter routine “Who’s on First?” is one of the best-known comedy routines of all time.
In 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffered a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.
Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz was first published in 1950.
1957: The British-American war classic The Bridge on the River Kwai had its world premiere, and it later won the Academy Award for best picture.
1959: The science-fiction anthology TV series The Twilight Zone debuted and became hugely popular, known for its unexpected plot twists and moral lessons; the show was created by Rod Serling.
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court in 1967.
1985: American actor Rock Hudson died, becoming one of the first Hollywood celebrities known to succumb to AIDS-related complications; the extensive publicity surrounding his death drew attention to the disease.