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Today in History: Monday, October 05, 2015
On Oct. 5, 1953, Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States, succeeding Fred M. Vinson.
1829- Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, was born in Fairfield, Vt.
1936- Czech playwright, dissident and politician Vaclav Havel was born in Prague.
1937- President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for a “quarantine” of aggressor nations.
1941- Former Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish member of the nation’s highest court, died at age 84.
1947- President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House.
1962- The Beatles’ first hit, “Love Me Do,” was released in the United Kingdom.
1962- The first James Bond theatrical feature, “Dr. No” starring Sean Connery as Agent 007, premiered in London.
1969- “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” debuted on BBC Television.
1983- Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1988- Democrat Lloyd Bentsen lambasted Republican Dan Quayle during their vice-presidential debate, telling Quayle, “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.”
1989- A jury in Charlotte, N.C., convicted former PTL evangelist Jim Bakker of using his TV show to defraud followers.
2000- Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was ousted when huge mobs rampaged through Belgrade.
2005- Defying the White House, the Senate voted 90-9 to approve an amendment that would prohibit the use of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” against anyone in U.S. government custody.
2010- Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani immigrant who’d tried to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in New York.
2011- Apple founder Steve Jobs died at age 56.
2011- Civil rights activist the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth died at age 89.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actress Kate Winslet turns 40 years old today.
Steve Miller, Rock musician, 72
Brian Johnson, Rock singer (AC/DC), 68
Karen Allen, Actress, 64
Clive Barker, Writer, director, 63
Bob Geldof, Rock singer, activist, 61
Daniel Baldwin, Actor, 55
Michael Andretti, Auto racer, 53
Mario Lemieux, Hockey Hall of Famer, 50
Patrick Roy, Hockey Hall of Famer, 50
Guy Pearce, Actor, 48
Grant Hill, Basketball player, 43
Parminder Nagra, Actress (“ER”), 40
Jesse Eisenberg, Actor, 32
Nicky Hilton TV personality 32