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Today in History: Wednesday, October\u00a0 05, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Oct. 5, 1953, Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States, succeeding Fred M. Vinson.
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1829<\/td>\nChester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, was born in Fairfield, Vt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1936<\/td>\nCzech playwright, dissident and politician Vaclav Havel was born in Prague.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1937<\/td>\nPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt called for a “quarantine” of aggressor nations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1941<\/td>\nFormer Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish member of the nation’s highest court, died at age 84.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/td>\nPresident Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nThe Beatles’ first hit, “Love Me Do,” was released in the United Kingdom.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nThe first James Bond theatrical feature, “Dr. No” starring Sean Connery as Agent 007, premiered in London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\n“Monty Python’s Flying Circus” debuted on BBC Television.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nSolidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nDemocrat Lloyd Bentsen lambasted Republican Dan Quayle during their vice-presidential debate, telling Quayle, “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nA jury in Charlotte, N.C., convicted former PTL evangelist Jim Bakker of using his TV show to defraud followers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nYugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was ousted when huge mobs rampaged through Belgrade.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nDefying 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nFaisal 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nApple founder Steve Jobs died at age 56.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nCivil rights activist the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth died at age 89.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actress Kate Winslet turns 41 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Steve Miller<\/td>\nRock musician<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brian Johnson<\/td>\nRock singer (AC\/DC)<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karen Allen<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clive Barker<\/td>\nWriter, director<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bob Geldof<\/td>\nRock singer, activist<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daniel Baldwin<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Andretti<\/td>\nAuto racer<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mario Lemieux<\/td>\nHockey Hall of Famer<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patrick Roy<\/td>\nHockey Hall of Famer<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guy Pearce<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant Hill<\/td>\nBasketball player<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parminder Nagra<\/td>\nActress (“ER”)<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jesse Eisenberg<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicky Hilton<\/td>\nTV personality<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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