On this day in history
October 5
American
1877Chief Joseph surrenders to the United States Army in Montana, ending the Nez Perce War with the words I will f…
Chief Joseph surrenders to the United States Army in Montana, ending the Nez Perce War with the words I will fight no more forever.
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1931Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon land their plane in Washington state after the first nonstop flight across the…
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon land their plane in Washington state after the first nonstop flight across the Pacific, from Japan.
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1947Harry Truman gives the first televised presidential address from the White House, speaking about the world foo…
Harry Truman gives the first televised presidential address from the White House, speaking about the world food crisis.
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World
1910Revolutionaries overthrow the Portuguese monarchy and proclaim a republic, ending nearly 800 years of kingship…
Revolutionaries overthrow the Portuguese monarchy and proclaim a republic, ending nearly 800 years of kingship.
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1988Chileans vote no in a national plebiscite, rejecting eight more years of Augusto Pinochet and opening the road…
Chileans vote no in a national plebiscite, rejecting eight more years of Augusto Pinochet and opening the road back to democracy.
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2000Hundreds of thousands of protesters storm the parliament in Belgrade, toppling Slobodan Milosevic in the Bulld…
Hundreds of thousands of protesters storm the parliament in Belgrade, toppling Slobodan Milosevic in the Bulldozer Revolution.
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1962Dr No premieres in London, introducing Sean Connery as James Bond and launching the longest running film franc…
Dr No premieres in London, introducing Sean Connery as James Bond and launching the longest running film franchise in history.
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