On this day: October 5

POSTED: 03:27 PM PDT Oct 04, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 04, 2012 

James Bond debuts in theaters, the Beatles release their first single, PBS is founded, and Tylenol capsules are recalled amid seven deaths from tampering, all on this day.

OTD October 5 - Augusto Pinochet
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1988: Chilean President Augusto Pinochet loses a referendum that would have provided him with a new eight-year presidential term. As a result of the vote, presidential and legislative general elections were set for the following year, putting an end to Pinochet's 16-year military dictatorship.

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