Tuesday, October 05, 2010

TODAY IN HISTORY

OCTOBER 5
1877:Chief Joseph surrenders at the Bears Paw Mountains of Montana. He famously declares he will “fight no more forever,” as the Nez Perce are forced out of their homeland in the Wallowa Valley and onto a reservation in the Indian Territory.

1947: President Harry Truman delivers the first televised address from the White House, urging Americans to reduce their consumption of meat and bread in order to save grain for starving Europeans and ensure the success of the Marshall Plan for postwar recovery.

1962: The Beatles release their first single, “Love Me Do,” in the United Kingdom. It becomes a No. 1 hit when it is released in the U.S. two years later.

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