October 2 in History

• 1933

  October 2, 1933:

  A comedy by American playwright, Eugene O'Neill titled “Ah, Wilderness” makes its Broadway debut at the Guild Theatre.

• 1946

  October 2, 1946:

  The soap opera titled "Faraway Hill" is first aired on the DuMont Television Network in the United States.

• 1951

  October 2, 1951:

  The first national television station in the Netherlands called NPO 1 is launched.

• 1955

  October 2, 1955:

  The American television anthology series titled “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" debuts on CBS Television Network.

• 1957

  October 2, 1957:

  The epic war film entitled "The Bridge on the River Kwai", directed by David Lean, premieres in London.

• 1961

  October 2, 1961:

  The first episode of the American medical drama series named “Ben Casey" is shown on ABC Television Network.

• 1995

  October 2, 1995:

  “(What's the Story?) Morning Glory”, the second studio album by English rock band Oasis, is issued.

• 2001

  October 2, 2001:

  The American comedy-drama television series titled "Scrubs" is first broadcasted on ABC Television Network.

• 2011

  October 2, 2011:

  The American psychological spy television series dubbed "Homeland" is screened for the first time in the United States.

• 2018

  October 2, 2018:

  Melania Trump, First Lady of The United States, begins her tour of Africa with Ghana being her first destination.