- 1931] Premiered on this date: "Dick Tracy" makes its debut in the Detroit Daily Mirror (10/4)...1950] "You Bet Your Life", hosted by the 'one, the only' Groucho Marx (10/5)...1954] "Father Knows Best" starring Robert Young begins a successful 8-year run (10/3)...1955] "Captain Kangaroo" starring Bob Keeshan debuts and will air 19 seasons and then in syndication (10/3)...1955] "The Mickey Mouse Club" airs orginal episodes until 1962 before being syndicated and then until 1977 (10/3). There was a revival of the show in 1989 that would run 5 seasons and starred Christina Aguilera, JC Chavez, Keri Russell, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake...1961] "The Dick Van Dyke Show" will run for 5 seasons (10/3)...
- 1951] Shot heard round the world: The Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a 3-run, walk-off home run beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in the third and deciding game of their playoffs. Russ Hodges said it best: "The Giants win the pennant, The Giants win the pennant." (10/3)...
- 1957] The Space Age is launched: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first man-made satellite into orbit (10/4)...
- 1970] "Happy Trails": Janis Joplin's body is found in a Hollywood hotel room. Janis, who had just finished her "Pearl" LP, died of a heroin overdose at 27 (10/4)...2000] Cars' bass player Benjamin Orr, is the victim of pancreatic cancer at 53 (10/3)...
- 1986] What's the frequency Kenneth?: That was the question posed to Dan Rather as he was about to be mugged (10/4)...
- 1988] Shooting Quayle: Presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen makes his famous "I knew Jack Kennedy" retort to Dan Quayle (10/5). Quayle replied, at least I know how to spell potatoe...
- 1992] The Pope is ripped: Sinead O'Connor tears up a picture of the Pope during her "Saturday Night Live" appearance. We're not quite sure why??? (10/3)...
- 1995] O.J. walks: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the 1994 murders of wife Nicole Brown and Ronald L. Goldman (10/3). Justice will prevail in the civil trial...
- 2003] At the maul: Roy Horn (Siegfried & Roy) is mauled by Montecord, a 7-year old tiger during a stage performance in Las Vegas. Horn was celebrating his 59th birthday while Montecord was celebrating lunch (10/3)...
- 2005] Whips and chains: Defying the House, the Senate votes 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. This was a result of what transpired at Abu Ghraib (10/5)...
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