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This Day In History, Odd News and Facts For October 5, 2012

October 5, 2012

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Gratton Dalton, of the Dalton gang

Gratton Dalton, of the Dalton gang (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

AMERICAN REVOLUTION Washington informs Congress of espionage,1775

AUTOMOTIVE Enzo Ferrari makes his debut as a race car driver, 1919

CIVIL WAR Union scores a victory at the Battle of Allatoona,1864

COLD WAR Iran-Contra scandal unravels, 1986

CRIME The Dalton gang performs their last robbery attempt, 1892

DISASTER Blimp crashes in France,1930

GENERAL INTEREST Tecumseh defeated,1813

Chief Joseph surrenders, 1877

Cuban defector lands MiG in Miami, 1969

American circumnavigates the globe on foot, 1974

Dalai Lama wins Peace Prize, 1989

Apple founder Steve Jobs dies, 2011

HOLLYWOOD Henry & June is first NC-17 film, 1990

LITERARY Isaac Singer wins Nobel Prize, 1978

MUSIC Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch earn a #1 hit with “Good Vibrations”,1991

OLD WEST The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas, 1892

PRESIDENTIAL Chester Arthur is born,1829

SPORTS Yanks win their fifth series in a row, 1953

VIETNAM WAR South Vietnamese generals plan coup, 1963

President Johnson under fire from his own party, 1964

WORLD WAR I Britain and France commit troops to operation in Salonika, Greece, 1915

WORLD WAR II “Stalingrad must not be taken by the enemy.”,1942

This Day in Wisconsin History

1846 – First State Constitutional Convention Meets

1864 – (Civil War) Battle of Allatoona Pass, Georgia

1892 – Gardner Robert Withrow Born

1918 – Allen Ludden Born

1926 – Milwaukee County Airport Approved

1943 – Steve Miller Born

1945 – Janesville POW Arrives Home

Today is Balloons Around the World, UN World Teacher’s Day, Double Nine Festival (Chung Yeung Festival – China) and Republic Day (Portugal).

Your Daily Horoscope UPI horoscopes for Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.

The almanac UPI Almanac for Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.

And Now From The UPI News Desk:

Five days in jail for sandwich attack MELBETA, Neb., Oct. 4 (UPI) — A Nebraska man accused of pushing his wife onto a bed and rubbing a sandwich in her face has been sentenced to five days in jail.

Second gator found in N.Y. parking lot BALDWIN, N.Y., Oct. 4 (UPI) — Animal control authorities in New York state said an alligator was found in a store parking lot one day after a similar animal was captured in the same place.

Fla. cracks down on ‘gator parties’ MADEIRA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) — Florida wildlife officials said a group specializing in “gator parties” will no longer be able to let alligators swim freely in residential swimming pools.

‘Petoskey Batman’ arrested in Mich. PETOSKEY, Mich., Oct. 4 (UPI) — Police in Michigan said the so-called “Petoskey Batman” has been arrested on a felony charge of resisting and obstructing police in an investigation.

English villagers oppose ‘Disneyland’ home WRABNESS, England, Oct. 4 (UPI) — Residents of the tiny Essex, England, village of Wrabness are upset with plans for a fairytale house by Turner prize-winning artist Grayson Perry.

Police: Prosecutor dropped joint in court NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4 (UPI) — A New Orleans prosecutor faces a marijuana possession charge after he allegedly dropped a joint while talking to a police officer in a courtroom.

‘Big goat’ found by police was a sheep SEATTLE, Oct. 4 (UPI) — Police said a “big goat” an officer found wandering in Seattle was actually a ram and has been returned to its owner.

JetBlue aims to comfort losing voters NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) — A contest by New York-based JetBlue Airways is offering voters the chance to temporarily escape the country if their presidential candidate doesn’t win.

Man searching for escaped albino skunk WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) — A Florida man said he is on the hunt for an albino skunk that escaped from his home.

Suit decries lack of dental floss in jail WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) — A Florida man jailed on a robbery charge is suing the Palm Beach County sheriff in federal court, alleging a lack of dental floss is a violation of his rights.

Police: Politics led to wife slap HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) — A Florida man is accused of slapping his wife during an argument about the U.S. presidential candidates, police said.

Prison wardens reprimanded over movie LENINGRAD, Russia, Oct. 4 (UPI) — Russian prosecutors said administrators at a prison were reprimanded for showing female inmates “The Next Three Days,” a movie depicting a jailbreak.

Dutch customs seizes 200 tarantulas AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 4 (UPI) — Dutch customs officials said a suitcase containing 200 live tarantulas was seized from a German couple at an Amsterdam airport.

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