OCTOBER 5
1989:The Dalai Lama,
the exiled spiritual and political leader of Tibet, is awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for his work to liberate his homeland from China.
1988: After Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. Dan
Quayle compares his congressional experience to that of John F. Kennedy
during a debate in Omaha, Democratic counterpart Sen. Lloyd Bentsen
famously admonishes Quayle: "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew
Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Despite this, the Republican ticket of George Bush and Dan Quayle is elected a month later.
1991: Before Mark Wahlberg was an acclaimed actor and
producer, he was Marky Mark. On this day, a shirtless, iron-pumping
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with
their single "Good Vibrations."
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