On This Day In History – Oct 5th

Woodpeckers and sexy murder ladies and O.J Simpson murders and Planet of the Apes and Chachi in charge.

11 years ago - In 2011, convicted American murderer Amanda Knox had her sentence overturned in an Italian court. She was retried, re-convicted, and sentenced to 28 and a half years. But in 2015, Italy's Supreme Court finally acquitted her.

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24 years ago - In 1998, Roddy McDowall died of cancer at 70. He starred as both Caesar and Cornelius in the original "Planet of the Apes" movies.

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27 years ago - In 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial found O.J. INNOCENT of the slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman.

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38 years ago - In 1984, the Scott Baio sitcom "Charles in Charge" debuted on CBS.

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65 years ago - In 1957, "The Woody Woodpecker Show", debuted on ABC.

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