1 October 1971. The world’s first brain-scan, using Computed Tomography (CT), was performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital, Wimbledon, London. It was carried out by Sir Godfrey Hounsfield and Dr Jamie Ambrose. Sir Godfrey was subsequently awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize in Medicine. pic.twitter.com/nfFZAjAQmk

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022

1 October 2017. 58 people were killed when gunman, Stephen Paddock, opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, USA. He had fired from his suite on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay hotel. He then killed himself. pic.twitter.com/zAtuou84mi

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022

1 October 1936. Manchester Utd and England football legend, Duncan Edwards, was born in Dudley. He died from injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster in 1958. He was regarded as what would now be called one of the best central defensive midfielders at the time of his death. pic.twitter.com/x1ddViBhGJ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022

1 October 1975. World heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, beat Joe Frazier, after the fight that ended when Frazier’s corner men threw in the towel before the 15th round began. It was the most brutal of their three epic fights in the 1970s, and was dubbed the “Thrilla in Manila”. pic.twitter.com/YmbBm9sH6S

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022

PHOTO OF THE DAY. Artist L.S. Lowry on Wellington Steps, Stockport (1962). pic.twitter.com/48WGRVcryC

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022

October 2nd

1187 Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders

1492 King Henry VII of England invades France

1789 George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification

1928 "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", known as Opus Dei, founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá

1944 Polish resistance fighters capitulate in the Warsaw Uprising, with some 250,000 people killed

2007 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il

Did You Know?

Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London

Today in History in 1902

Would You Believe?

Homing pigeon averages a record 133kph in an 1100km race in Australia

Today in History in 1971

https://www.onthisday.com/

This day 24 years ago - 2 October 1996 - Brigid McCole died, aged 54.

She was one of over 1,600 women infected with contaminated blood by the state.

Positive Action, which represented McCole, had been warned of “stresses, confrontation and costs” by the Chief State Solicitor. pic.twitter.com/SwuSD2vEFv

— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 2, 2020

#OTD in 1902, Beatrix Potter's 'Tale of Peter Rabbit' was published by Frederick Warne & Co. Her 'tales' have now sold over 250 million copies. A keen conservationist, she purchased most of the land that now makes up the Lake District National Park. https://t.co/LQ3UwpA2au pic.twitter.com/f5XWJ2JX7M

— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) October 2, 2022

On this day in 1930, white neighbors attacked the Colorado home of seven Black women who had recently integrated the area and forced them to move. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/gTYgwsTiWS

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) October 2, 2022

2 October 1836. Charles Darwin returned to England on HMS Beagle, after 5 years of researching what would become his landmark book: the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, published on 24 November 1859. pic.twitter.com/xwhUz7Utsh

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

2 October 1869. Mohandas K Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. He was the key advocate of non-violent resistance to British rule in India. His method of non-violent protest inspired other movements for peace, civil rights and freedom across the world. pic.twitter.com/mLdxaNlCW6

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

2 October 1909. Twickenham, hosted its first rugby match. It was between Harlequins and Richmond. pic.twitter.com/zouZ66s4Wd

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

2 October 1919. Woodrow Wilson, who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921, suffered a major stroke, leaving him partially immobilised. He never fully recovered and died in 1924. pic.twitter.com/6f78b933QX

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

2 October 1925. John Logie Baird, a Scottish engineer and inventor, performed the first test of a working television system in his London lab, where he successfully transmitted the first television picture which was a greyscale image of the head of a ventriloquist’s dummy. pic.twitter.com/spyUTgbv6g

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

2 October 1926. Historian, Jan Morris, was born in Clevedon, Somerset. Her most well known work is Pax Britannica, a study of the British Empire. She published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had gender reassignment, after transitioning from male to female. pic.twitter.com/BTH8ZGgrGU

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

2 October 1944. German troops brutally ended the Warsaw Uprising. It had lasted for 63 days, with little outside support. It was the single largest military effort undertaken by any European resistance movement during the Second World War. pic.twitter.com/chuPkjfEdt

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

2 October 1949. Acclaimed photographer, Annie Leibovitz, was born Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. She’s best known for her portraits, particularly of celebrities. She photographed John Lennon in his New York apartment only hours before his murder. pic.twitter.com/B2A6UweKiJ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022

PHOTO OF THE DAY. Surrealist artist, Salvador Dalí (1951) 📷 Jean Dieuzaide pic.twitter.com/lsAJYfI53b

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022