2 October 1928

The “Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God”, commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.. Opus Dei is a personal prelature of…

2 October 2018

The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian journalist and political commentator…

2 October 2006

Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States

2 October 2004

The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK

2 October 2002

The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._sniper_attacks’]

2 October 1967

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. On this day in 2 October 1967, Chief Justice…

2 October 2002

The Beltway sniper attacks start. D.C. sniper attacks of 2002, shooting spree in the Washington, D.C., area that killed 10 people and injured 3 over…