October 2, 1913 - The 1st Hazard Boy Scout troop was organized.
October 2, 1958 - A former Hazard High School drum major, John Howard Frisby, 27, was one of 18 people killed when a plane crashed near Boise , Idaho .
October 2, 1959 - raft's Self Service Shoes opened next to Johnson's Department Store.
October 2, 1962 - Mi-Lady Beauty Salon opens in Radio Building in the former location of Business Equipment and Supply Company.
October 2, 1968 - The Highwayman Restaurant opens in Hazard.
October 2, 2007 - Charlie Hammonds died. Former Hazard City Commissioner, Mayor Pro-Tem as well as assistant to the Mayor Bill Gorman.