October 5...

In 1830 the 21st president of the United States, Chester Arthur, was born in Fairfield, VT. In 1921 the World Series, featuring the New York Giants and the New York Yankees (in that team's first World Series appearance), was broadcast on radio for the first time. In 1937 President Roosevelt called for a "quarantine" of aggressor nations. In 1941 former Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis -- the first Jewish member of the nation's highest court -- died in Washington, DC, at age 84. In 1947 President Truman delivered the first televised White House address. In 1953 Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States, succeeding Fred M. Vinson. In 1962 the Beatles' first hit, Love Me Do, was first released in the United Kingdom. In 1983 Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1995 Bosnia's combatants agreed to a 60-day cease-fire and new talks on ending their 3 1/2 years of battle. In 2011 Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs died at age 56.