This Day in History for October 2 – ‘Peanuts’ First Published and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1919 – President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed (More info)

1950 – Charles M. Schulz’s iconic comic strip, ‘Peanuts,’ is first published (More info)

1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of US Supreme Court (More info)

1985 – Rock Hudson, the first major celebrity to publicly admit he had HIV, dies of AIDS (More info)

2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks, which last three weeks and kill 10 people, begin (More info)