History for October 5

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Chester A. Arthur (U.S.) 1830

• 1921 - The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. The game was between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees.
• 1947 - U.S. President Harry S Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. The subject was the current international food crisis.
• 1985 - An Egyptian policeman went on a shooting rampage at a Sinai beach. Seven Israeli tourists were killed. The policeman died in prison the following January of an apparent suicide.
• 1988 - In a debate between candidates for vice president of the U.S., Democratic Lloyd Bentsen told Republican Dan Quayle, "You're no Jack Kennedy."
• 2006 - Walmart rolled out its $4 generic drug program to the entire state of Florida after a successful test in the Tampa area.