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Today in History: October 5

1274
Around 1,000 soldiers of the Mongol army land on the Japanese island of Tsushima, the first attack of Kublai Khan's Mongol invasion of Japan

1762
The British fleet bombards and captures Spanish-held Manila in the Philippines.

1813
U.S. victory at the Battle of the Thames, in Ontario, broke Britain's Indian allies with the death of Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, and made the Detroit frontier safe.

1877
Nez Perce Chief Joseph surrenders to Colonel Nelson Miles in Montana Territory, after a 1,700-mile trek to reach Canada falls 40 miles short.

1938
Germany invalidates Jews' passports.

1943
Imperial Japanese forces execute 98 American POWs on Wake Island.

1947
US President Harry S Truman delivers the first televised White House address.

1962
The first James Bond film, Dr. No starring Sean Connery, debuts.

1966
A sodium cooling system malfunction causes a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration breeder reactor near Detroit. Radiation is contained.

1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus debuts on BBC One.

2000
Slobodan Milosevic, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, resigns in the wake of mass protest demonstrations.

2020
WHO estimates 10% of world's population may have been infected with COVID-19, more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases

2021
Major French investigation fings clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children over 70 years, most of the victims boys

Today in History: Born on October 5

1830
Chester A. Arthur, 21st president of the United States (1881-1885).

1902
Ray Croc, founder of the McDonald's hamburger franchise in 1955.

1937
Barry Switzer, longtime coach of the University of Oklahoma, later coach of the Dallas Cowboys; one of only two head coaches to win both an NCAA college football championship and a Super Bowl.

1943
Steve Miller, singer, songwriter, guitarist; lead singer of Steve Miller Band.

1965
Mario Lemieux, hockey player, led Pittsburgh Penguins to consecutive Stanley Cups (1991-92).


JOTD

Why condoms come in packs of 3, 6 and 12!

A man walks into the pharmacy with his 8-year old son.
They happen to walk by the condom display, and the boy asks, "What are these, Dad?"
To which the man matter-of-factly replies, "Those are called Condoms son. Men use them to have safe sex."
"Oh I see," replied the boy pensively. "Yes, I've heard of that in health class at school."
He looks over the display and picks up a package of 3 and asks, "Why are there 3 in this package?"
The dad replies, "Those are for high school boys, one For Friday, one for Saturday, and one for Sunday."
"Cool" says the boy. He notices a 6 pack and asks, "Then who are these for?"
"Those are for college men," the dad answers, "two For Friday, two for Saturday, and two for Sunday."
"WOW!" exclaimed the boy, "then who uses THESE?" he asks, picking up a 12 pack. With a sigh and a tear in his eye, the dad replies.
"Those are for married men, son. One for January, one for February, one for March..."