CoM Moderators Posted October 5 Posted October 5 1430 - Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy visits Brussels 1907 - Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) plays its first game; Montreal defeats Toronto 17-8 in Montreal 1915 - Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season in a 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians; it stands as an MLB record until 1962 (Maury Wills, 104) 1945 - "Meet the Press" premieres on radio 1957 - Yugoslav dissident Milovan Djilas is sentenced to 7 years 1965 - Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups 2001 - Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd home runs in an 11-10 loss against the LA Dodgers at Pacific Bell Park, breaking Mark McGwire's MLB single-season home run record 2015 - Floods in South Carolina, a "1,000-year storm," result in 12 deaths and the failure of 9 dams More Historical Events »
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