On this day: October 2

Published On: Oct 02 2012 12:23:04 AM CDT   Updated On: Oct 02 2012 01:00:00 AM CDT

Charles Darwin returns home, Gandhi is born, "Peanuts" is published for the first time, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court, and the Beltway sniper attacks begin, all on this day.

OTD October 2 - John Andre
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1780: British Army Maj. John Andre is hanged as a spy in Tappan, N.Y., after being captured Sept. 23 carrying information about the plans of Benedict Arnold to surrender the fort at West Point, N.Y., to the British.

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