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October 5

4 sourced moments from October 5 in history: The first televised White House address aired (1947); The Beatles released their first single, "Love Me Do" (1962); The first James Bond film, Dr. No, premiered (1962), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on October 5

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1969 Culture & Arts · Performing Arts

Monty Python's Flying Circus First Aired

Late one Sunday night, six writers slipped a stream-of-consciousness sketch show onto British television and changed comedy forever.

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1962 Culture & Arts · Music

The Beatles released their first single, "Love Me Do"

The band's debut 45 crept to number 17, an unremarkable start to the most successful pop career in history.

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1962 Culture & Arts · Film & TV

The first James Bond film, Dr. No, premiered

Sean Connery's 007 met the public for the first time in London, launching the longest-running film franchise in cinema.

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1947 Language & Communication · Media & Communication

The first televised White House address aired

President Truman's TV debut was an appeal to skip meat on Tuesdays, the medium's first turn at the presidential bully pulpit.

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