2 October 1835
On this date in 1835…
The Battle of Gonzales was fought near the Guadalupe River when American settlers defeated a Mexican cavalry unit. . Gonzales was the first engagement of the Texas revolution.
Other Years:
1789 – George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification
1861 – Former US VP John C Breckinridge fled Kentucky
1862 – The Battle of Columbia, Mississippi.
1876 – The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened as the state’s first venture into public higher education.
1893 - The Cheniere Caminada hurricane (Great October Storm) struck as the third worst hurricane in US history killing 1,800 people in Louisiana
1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson had a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and his wife secretly taking over his daily duties
1974 - Hank Aaron hit his final home run as a member of the Atlanta Braves against the Cincinnati Reds. It was Aaron’s 733rd career home
1999 - #21 Alabama beat #3 Florida 40-39 in overtime to snap the Gators' 30-game home win streak
2013 – Eight people were killed and 14 injured after an accident involving an SUV, church bus, and tractor trailer in Jefferson County, Tennessee
2024 - Category 4 Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend region on causing over 250 deaths and widespread destruction across the Southeast
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