TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 5TH

1829 – Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886) is born.

1857 – The City of Anaheim, California is founded.

1905 – Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.

1921 – The 1921 World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.

1945 – Hollywood Black Friday: A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.

1947 – The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

1955 – Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.

1957 – Bernie Mac, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) is born.

1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.

1962 – The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom.

1965 – Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player is born.

1965 – Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach is born.

1966 – Near Detroit, Michigan, there is a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor.

1969 – The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One.

1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.

1982 – Chicago Tylenol murders: Johnson & Johnson initiates a nationwide product recall in the United States for all products in its Tylenol brand after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with cyanide, resulting in seven deaths.

1983 – Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation (b. 1907) dies.

1984 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.

1990 – After one hundred and fifty years The Herald broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.

2001 – Barry Bonds surpasses Mark McGwire's single-season home run total with his milestone 71st and 72nd home runs.

2004 – Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921) dies.

2011 – Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc. and Pixar (b. 1955) dies.