Archive for October 5th, 2011

PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1829

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Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886)

Arthur became the 21st U.S. President (1881-1885) after the assassination of
President James A. Garfield.

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TV WESTERN DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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Lawman is a Western television series originally telecast Sunday October 5,
1958 to June 24, 1962 on the ABC Television Network. The series starred
John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and Peter Brown as Deputy Johnny
McKay.

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COVERED BY LIFE ON THIS DATE IN 1959

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QUIZ SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1950

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The quiz show You Bet Your Life made the transition from radio, where
it began October 1947, to NBC television on Thursday October 5, 1950
and ran till September 21, 1961. The show’s original host was comedian
Groucho Marx (of the Marx Brothers), with his announcer and assistant
George Fenneman.

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STEVE JOBS IS DEAD AT 56

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             Steven Paul Jobs  (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)

         CO-founder, former chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc.

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