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What Happened On October 5

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869: The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, was convened to discuss the patriarchate of Photios I of Constantinople. 869: The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I. 1962: "Love Me Do", the first single by the Beatles, was released in the United Kingdom. 1962: Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released. 1903: Samuel Griffith (pictured) became the first Chief Justice of Australia, while Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor became the first Puisne Justices of the High Court of Australia. 1984: Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space. 1962: The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain. 1962: The first Beatles single "Love Me Do" is released in Britain. 1947: President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address. 1943: World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.

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869 Oddly true
The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, was convened to discuss the patriarchate of Photios I of Constantinople.
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869 Oddly true
The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I.
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1962 First ever
"Love Me Do", the first single by the Beatles, was released in the United Kingdom.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1962 First ever
Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1903 First ever
Samuel Griffith (pictured) became the first Chief Justice of Australia, while Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor became the first Puisne Justices of the High Court of Australia.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1984 First ever
Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1962 First ever
The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1962 First ever
The first Beatles single "Love Me Do" is released in Britain.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1947 First ever
President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
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1943 Oddly true
World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
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2021Windows 11 is released to the general public. Wikipedia →
2011In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered. Wikipedia →
2000Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević. Wikipedia →
1999The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in West London kills 31 people. Wikipedia →
1994Swiss police find the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who had died in a cult mass murder-suicide. Wikipedia →
1991An Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash kills 135 people. Wikipedia →
1990After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper. Wikipedia →
1988A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt. Wikipedia →
1985Seven Israeli vacationers, including four children, are killed in a mass shooting at Ras Burqa in the Sinai Peninsula by an Egyptian soldier. Wikipedia →
1984Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space. Wikipedia →
1982Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths. Wikipedia →
1978Brother Eddie Villanueva and 15 others from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines begin the Jesus Is Lord Church. Wikipedia →
1974Bombs planted by the PIRA in pubs in Guildford kill four British soldiers and one civilian. Wikipedia →
1970The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded in the United States.[citation needed] Wikipedia →
1970The British Trade Commissioner, James Cross, is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec, triggering the October Crisis in Canada. Wikipedia →
1968A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police. Wikipedia →
1966A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown. Wikipedia →
1963The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem. Wikipedia →
1962The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain. Wikipedia →
1962The first Beatles single "Love Me Do" is released in Britain. Wikipedia →
1947President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address. Wikipedia →
1945A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio. Wikipedia →
1944The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchises women. Wikipedia →
1943World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island. Wikipedia →
1938Holocaust: In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated. Wikipedia →
1936The Jarrow March sets off for London. Wikipedia →
1931Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean in the plane Miss Veedol. Wikipedia →
1930British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people. Wikipedia →
1921The World Series is broadcast on radio for the first time. Wikipedia →
1914World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time. Wikipedia →
1911The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service. Wikipedia →
1910In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared. Wikipedia →
1905The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes. Wikipedia →
1900Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and asserts Boer Republic's right to self-determination. Wikipedia →
1877The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end. Wikipedia →
1869The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada. Wikipedia →
1869The Eastman tunnel, in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls. Wikipedia →
1813War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit. Wikipedia →
1789French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority. Wikipedia →
1672Jan Sobieski, Grand Hetman of the Polish Crown, begins his successful military campaign against the Tartars following their rebellion and an invasion by the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia →
1607Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi. Wikipedia →
1465King Louis XI of France is forced to sign the treaty of Conflans. Wikipedia →
1450Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria expels Jews from his jurisdiction. Wikipedia →
1143With the signing of the Treaty of Zamora, King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom. Wikipedia →
869The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I. Wikipedia →
816King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope. Wikipedia →
610Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2016The Guardian
George Brandis contradicts solicitor general and says Justin Gleeson was consulted
The attorney general says Gleeson was involved ‘from time to time’ in discussions on citizenship laws
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2012The Guardian
Syria agrees to buffer zone along Turkish border, say reports
Turkish media says deal struck in wake of this week's deadly border shelling incident which killed five Turkish civil…
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1984The New York Times · Front page
IMPACT OF PROBLEM LOANS BEYOND CHICAGO IS SEEN
Officials of the First National Bank of Chicago indicated yesterday that the problem loans responsible for First Chic…
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