October 2 in Pop Culture History
1187 – Saladin captured Jerusalem from Balian of Ibelin.
1893 – Cheniere Caminada Hurricane, Louisiana
1950 – Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz was first published.
1955 – Alfred Hitchcock premiered on CBS
1958 – The Huckleberry Hound Show premiered, in syndication
1959 – The anthology series The Twilight Zone premiered on CBS.
1965 – #1 Hit October 2, 1965 – October 8, 1965: The McCoys – Hang On Sloopy
1967 – Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
1968 – The Tlatelolco massacre took place in Mexico City. 30-300 student protesters and supporters were killed.
1971 – #1 Hit October 2, 1971 – November 5, 1971: Rod Stewart – Maggie May / Reason to Believe
1982 – #1 Hit October 2, 1982 – October 29, 1982: John Cougar – Jack and Diane
2000 – Triple Play (3 cars) was played for the first time on The Price is Right.
2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks began. Paul LaRuffa, a 55-year-old pizzeria owner, was shot six times at close range – he survived, but 17 other people did not.
2006 – Five school girls were murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
2010 – #1 Hit October 2, 2010 – October 29, 2010: Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
