President Harry S. Truman

Lech Walesa, former leader of Poland's Solidarity movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate listens to the shortwave broadcast from Oslo

Today in History: October 5

:Today in History: October 5: In 1983, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; In 1892, the Dalton Gang was practically wiped out; In 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address; In 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder, died.

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