Video: 'Vice Presidential Canidates Debate - Cheney vs. Edwards'
(Tuesday, October 5, 2004, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Democratic Sen. John Edwards accused the Bush administration tonight of bungling the war in Iraq and presiding over a historic loss of jobs. “Your facts are just wrong,” Vice President Dick Cheney, a Republican, shot back in the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2004 campaign.
(Saturday, October 5, 1974) — “I Honestly Love You” by Olivia Newton-John peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 5/12, 1974).
(Saturday, October 5, 1974) — “Beach Baby” by The First Class peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, October 5, 1974) — “Clap for the Wolfman” by The Guess Who peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, October 5, 1974) — “Hang on in There Baby” by Johnny Bristol peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Monday, October 5, 1964) — Ain’t She Sweet, an album featuring four tracks recorded in Hamburg in 1961 by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan (except for the title song with vocal by John Lennon) and cover versions of Beatles and British Invasion-era songs recorded by the Swallows, was released today in the U.S.
Video: 'STS 41-G: Mission Highlights' (launch at 6:45)
(Friday, October 5, 1984, 11:03:00 UTC) — The space shuttle Challenger blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center today on an 8-day mission; members of the crew included Kathryn D. Sullivan, who became the first American woman to walk in space, and Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut.
