TODAY IN HISTORY
TODAY IS MONDAY, OCT. 2, the 275th day of 2017. There are 90 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: On this date in 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1835, the first battle of the Texas Revolution took place when American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans withdrew.
In 1939, the Benny Goodman Sextet, which included Lionel Hampton, made its first recording, “Flying Home,” for Columbia.
In 1941, during World War II, German armies launched an all-out drive against Moscow; Soviet forces held on to their capital.
In 1944, German troops crushed the two-month-old Warsaw Uprising, during which a quarter of a million people were killed.
In 1950, the comic strip “Peanuts,” created by Charles M. Schulz, was syndicated to seven newspapers.
In 1959, Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” made its debut on CBS-TV with the episode “Where Is Everybody?” starring Earl Holliman.
In 1985, actor Rock Hudson, 59, died at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., after battling AIDS.
In 2002, the Washington, D.C.-area sniper attacks began, setting off a frantic three week manhunt. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were arrested for 10 killings and three woundings; Muhammad was executed in 2009; Malvo was sentenced to life in prison.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Country singer-musician Leon Rausch (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys) is 90. Singer-songwriter Don McLean is 72. Cajun/country singer Jo-el Sonnier is 71. Actor Avery Brooks and fashion designer Donna Karan are 69. Photographer Annie Leibovitz is 68. Rock musician Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike & the Mechanics) is 67. Singer-actor Sting is 66. Actress Robin Riker is 65. Actress Lorraine Bracco and country musician Greg Jennings (Restless Heart) are 63. Rock singer Phil Oakey (The Human League) is 62. Singer-producer Robbie Nevil is 59. Rock musician Bud Gaugh (Sublime, Eyes Adrift) and folk-country singer Gillian Welch are 50. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dion Allen (Az Yet) and actresstalk show host Kelly Ripa (TV: “Live with Kelly and Ryan”) are 47. Singer Tiffany is 46. Gospel singer Mandisa (TV: “American Idol”) is 41. Rock musician Mike Rodden (Hinder) is 35. Tennis player Marion Bartoli is 33. Actor Christopher Larkin is 30. Rock singer Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) is 29. Actress Samantha Barks is 27. Actress Elizabeth McLaughlin is 24.