TODAY IN HISTORY [3rd October]

Lead Story

O.J. Simpson acquitted, 1995

American Revolution

French and Americans cut off British supplies at Gloucester, 1781

Automotive

UAW walks out on Ford, 1961

Civil War

North and South clash at the Second Battle of Corinth, 1862

Cold War

East and West Germany reunite after 45 years, 1990

Crime

Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned in Italy, 2011

Disaster

Hurricane Stan bears down on Mexico, 2005

General Interest

Iraq wins independence, 1932

Britain successfully tests A-bomb, 1952

Maze hunger strike called off, 1981

Hollywood

Clive Owen born, 1964

Literary

The Red Badge of Courage is published, 1895

Music

Writer, singer and folk icon Woody Guthrie dies, 1967

Old West

U.S. Army hangs four Modoc Indians for the murder of a Civil War hero, 1873

Presidential

Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday, 1863

Sports

The shot heard round the world, 1951

Vietnam War

Operation Wallowa commences, 1967

Twenty-four die in Army helicopter accident, 1968

World War I

War Revenue Act passed in U.S. , 1917

World War II

Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test, 1942