5 October 1969 October 4, 2012 Author: Staff The first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus is shown on the BBC. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." Abraham Lincoln — Click here for more from Abraham Lincoln Related posts: 14 November 1969 19 November 1969 15 August 1969 5 October 1962 19 October 1956 Categories: History Tags: 1969, 5 October