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Today in History: October 2
1263
At Largs, King Alexander III of Scotland repels an amphibious invasion by King Haakon IV of Norway.

1862
An Army under Union General Joseph Hooker arrives in Bridgeport, Alabama to support the Union forces at Chattanooga. Chattanooga's Lookout Mountain provides a dramatic setting for the Civil War's battle above the clouds.

1870
The papal states vote in favor of union with Italy. The capital is moved from Florence to Rome.

1871
Morman leader Brigham Young, 70, is arrested for polygamy. He was later convicted, but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction.

1950
The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schultz, makes its first appearance in newspapers.

1959
The groundbreaking TV series The Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, premiers on CBS.

1964
Scientists announce findings that smoking can cause cancer.

1970
A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, staff, and supporters crashes in Colorado; 31 of the 40 people aboard die.

1980
Congressional Representative Mike Myers is expelled from the US House for taking a bribe in the Abscam scandal, the first member to be expelled since 1861.

2001
NATO backs US military strikes in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

2016
Kim Kardashian is robbed at gunpoint of $10 million worth of jewelry in her hotel in Paris

2020
US President Donald Trump announces via twitter that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, President hospitalized later that day

2023
WHO approves second vaccine for Malaria, one that can be manufactured on a massive scale - R21 made by the University of Oxford

Today in History: Born on October 2
1890
Julius Henry 'Groucho' Marx, comedian, one of the five Marx brothers (the others being Chico, Harpo, Zeppo and Gummo).

1900
William A. 'Bud' Abbot, comedian, the straight man to Lou Costello.

1951
Sting (Gordon M.T. Sumner), singer, songwriter, musician, actor; lead singer and bass player for the band The Police before launching a successful solo career.

1970
Kelly Ripa, actress, producer, co-host of Live! with Kelly and Michael TV talk show.

JOTD
A man went into a tattoo parlor and asked to have a fifty dollar bill tattooed on his dick. The tattoo artist said, “I’ve had some strange requests but this one tops the lot. Why in the hell would you want me to tattoo your prick a picture of a banknote?”

The man replied, “There are three reasons.

One, I love to play with my money.

Two, when I play with my money, I love to see it grow.

Three, and this is the most important of all, the next time my wife wants to blow fifty bucks, she won’t have to leave the house!”