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 Discovery
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1988: The space shuttle Discovery lands safely at Edwards Air Force Base after its four-day mission. It was the first American shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster.

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