| On this day, October 6th
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is assassinated in 1981 and Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic resigns on this day in 2000.
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| On this day, October 5th
A couple of broadcast firsts today as Harry Truman gives the first televised White House address in 1947 and the World Series is heard on the radio for the first time in 1921.
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| On this day, October 4th
Several firsts happened on this day including the initial run of the Orient Express in 1883.
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| On this day, October 3rd
As his armed robbery and kidnapping trial continues in Las Vegas, it was 13 years ago today that O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of killing his ex-wife and her friend.
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| On this day, October 2nd
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American justice sworn in to the United States Supreme Court.
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| On this day, October 1st
Two big openings today as Stanford University welcomes students for the first time in 1891 and Disney World opens its doors in 1971.
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| On this day, September 30th
Actor James Dean is killed in a car accident today in 1955 at the age of 24.
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| On this day, September 29th
There may be several now but John D. Rockefeller became the first billionaire in 1916 on this day.
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| On this day, September 28th
Several notable deaths today including Louis Pasteur in 1895, William Edward Boeing in 1956, and Pope John Paul I in 1978.
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| On this day, September 27th
The world mourns the death of two important women today. Athlete Babe Zaharias in 1956 and actress Clara Bow in 1965.
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