October 5 - The Day in History

October 5 : General Interest 1947: First presidential speech on TV On this day in 1947, President Harry Truman (1884-1972) makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on their use of grain in order to help starving Europeans... read more American Revolution 1775 : Washington informs Congress of espionage http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-informs-congress-of-espionage Automotive 1919 : Enzo Ferrari makes his debut as a race car driver http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enzo-ferrari-makes-his-debut-as-a-race-car-driver Civil War 1864 : Union scores a victory at the Battle of Allatoona http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-allatoona Cold War 1986 : Iran-Contra scandal unravels http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iran-contra-scandal-unravels Crime 1892 : The Dalton gang performs their last robbery attempt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-dalton-gang-performs-their-last-robbery-attempt Disaster 1930 : Blimp crashes in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blimp-crashes-in-france General Interest 1813 : Tecumseh defeated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tecumseh-defeated 1877 : Chief Joseph surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chief-joseph-surrenders 1969 : Cuban defector lands MiG in Miami http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-defector-lands-mig-in-miami 1974 : American circumnavigates the globe on foot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-circumnavigates-the-globe-on-foot 1989 : Dalai Lama wins Peace Prize http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dalai-lama-wins-peace-prize 2011 : Apple founder Steve Jobs dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apple-founder-steve-jobs-dies Hollywood 1990 : Henry & June is first NC-17 film http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry---june-is-first-nc-17-film Literary 1978 : Isaac Singer wins Nobel Prize http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/isaac-singer-wins-nobel-prize Music 1991 : Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch earn a #1 hit with "Good Vibrations" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marky-mark-and-the-funky-bunch-earn-a-1-hit-with-quotgood-vibrationsquot Old West 1892 : The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-dalton-gang-is-wiped-out-in-coffeyville-kansas Presidential 1829 : Chester Arthur is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chester-arthur-is-born Sports 1953 : Yanks win their fifth series in a row http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yanks-win-their-fifth-series-in-a-row Vietnam War 1963 : South Vietnamese generals plan coup http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-generals-plan-coup 1964 : President Johnson under fire from his own party http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-johnson-under-fire-from-his-own-party World War I 1915 : Britain and France commit troops to operation in Salonika, Greece http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-commit-troops-to-operation-in-salonika-greece World War II 1942 : "Stalingrad must not be taken by the enemy." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stalingrad-must-not-be-taken-by-the-enemy

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