Oct. 2

1970—Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team are killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains.

1980—Larry Holmes registers a technical knockout in the 11th round against Muhammad Ali to win the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.

1983—The Green Bay Packers score 49 points in the first half, including 35 in the second quarter, in a 55-14 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

1991—Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 matches as a professional when she beats Petra Langgrova of Czechoslovakia 6-0, 6-1 in the Leipzig In...

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