On this day: October 3

POSTED: 10:53 PM PDT Oct 02, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 02, 2012 

Bobby Thomson hits the "shot heard 'round the world," Woody Guthrie passes away, Germany comes together, and O.J. Simpson is found not guilty, all on this day.

OTD October 3 - space shuttle Atlantis
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1985: The space shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense.

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