THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2025

1187-Sultan of Egypt Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders

1492-King Henry VII of England invades France

1789-George Washington transmits the proposed constitutional amendments (United States Bill of Rights) to the states for ratification

1928-"Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", known as Opus Dei, founded by Catholic priest Josemaría Escrivá in Madrid, Spain

1944-Polish resistance fighters capitulate in the Warsaw Uprising after an estimated 250,000 people are killed

1972-Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105

1985-Russian party leader Gorbachev visits Paris (his first trip abroad)

2001-NATO states it will support US military strikes against Afghanistan in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks

2007-President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il