02 October 1869: Born this day, Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule and is esteemed internationally for his doctrine of nonviolence in pursuit of social and political change.

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02 October 1780: British army officer John André was executed by the Americans as a spy after conducting secret meetings with American General Benedict Arnold during the American Revolution.

02 October 1835: Revolution in Texas.

02 October 1836: Charles Darwin’s return to England.

02 October 1950: The “Peanuts” comic strip, by Charles M. Schultz, first appeared in newspapers.

02 October 1919: President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed.

02 October 1998: Gene Autry, the singing cowboy and former owner of the Anaheim Angels baseball team, died at age 91.

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In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250 
- Harper’s Index

I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.
- Ken Venturi

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