On This Day, Oct. 5: Truman delivers 1st televised address from White House

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U.S. President Harry S. Truman, pictured in 1949, delivered the first televised White House address October 5, 1947. UPI File Photo
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Oct. 5 (UPI) -- On this date in history:

In 1813, the Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh was killed while fighting on the side of the British during the War of 1812.

In 1882, Dr. Robert Goddard, "Father of American Rocketry" and a pioneer in the theoretical exploration of space, was born in Worcester, MA.

In 1918, Germany's Hindenburg Line was broken as World War I neared an end.

In 1921, the World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.

On October 5, 1921, the World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. File Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
On October 5, 1921, the World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. File Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

In 1935, Ethiopia asks the League of Nations to act against Italy to halt Italy's conquest of the country.

In 1947, President Harry Truman delivers the first televised White House address.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, pictured in 1985, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 5, 1989.
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, pictured in 1985, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 5, 1989.

In 1955, the doors to the Disneyland Hotel are thrown open to the public.

PBS supporters take part in the Million Puppet March in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 2012. The bipartisan march was organized to show support for Public Broadcasting following Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's pledge to cut funding to PBS. On October 5, 1970, PBS, was founded. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
PBS supporters take part in the Million Puppet March in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 2012. The bipartisan march was organized to show support for Public Broadcasting following Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's pledge to cut funding to PBS. On October 5, 1970, PBS, was founded. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

In 1970, The Public Broadcasting Service, PBS, is founded.

In 1989, the Dalai Lama, who advocated non-violent struggle against Chinese domination of his homeland, Tibet, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Media gathers outside of the federal courthouse after Time Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty on terror and weapons charges June 21, 2010, in New York. On October 5, Shahzad, who left an explosives-laden vehicle in New York's Times Square, planning to detonate it on a busy night, was sentenced to life in prison. File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI

In 1994, authorities said 53 members of a secretive religious cult were found dead -- the victims of murder or suicide -- over a two-day period in Switzerland and Canada.

In 2001, Barry Bonds hit his 71st home run, most by a player in one season, breaking Mark McGwire's 1998 Major League Baseball record. The San Francisco Giants slugger finished the season with 73 homers.

People gather at an Apple store in San Francisco to leave flowers, candles and cover the glass with notes after learning about the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs on October 5, 2011. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
People gather at an Apple store in San Francisco to leave flowers, candles and cover the glass with notes after learning about the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs on October 5, 2011. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

In 2005, scientists announced that a form of bird flu that spread directly to humans was the real cause of a 1918 pandemic that killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide.

In 2010, Faisal Shahzad, who left an explosives-laden vehicle in New York's Times Square, planning to detonate it on a busy night, was sentenced to life in prison.

In 2011, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. and hailed by his colleagues as a "visionary and creative genius," died at age 56, two months after resigning as chief executive officer because he could "no longer meet [his] duties and expectations."

In 2021, Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve crowned bear No. 480 -- AKA Otis -- as the winner of the annual Fat Bear Week. It was 480's fourth win.