WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022

1813-Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British

1864-Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing the South

1864-Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die)

1910-Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims republic

1931-First nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Wash (Herndon & Pangborn)

1947-First Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman

1970-PBS becomes a network

1978-Isaac Bashevis Singer wins the Nobel Prize for literature

1982-NJ Devils first game, ties Pitts Penguins 3-3 at the Meadowlands

1982-Unmanned rocket sled reaches 9,851 kph at White Sands, NM

1983-Lech Walesa wins the Nobel Peace Prize

1986-London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms