October 8
1869 - Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, died in Concord, New Hampshire.
1871 - The Great Fire of Chicago started; the same day in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, the worst forest fire in U.S. history also began.
1934 - Bruno Hauptmann was indicted for the murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby.
1945 - President Harry S. Truman announced the U.S. would share the secret of the atomic bomb only with Great Britain and Canada.
1982 - All labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
1985 - The hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed American passenger Leon Klinghoffer, who was in a wheelchair, and threw his body overboard.
1997 - Scientists reported the Mars Pathfinder had yielded what could be the strongest evidence yet that Mars might once have been hospitable to life.
1998 - The House triggered an open-ended impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton in a momentous 258-176 vote; 31 Democrats joined majority Republicans in opening the way for nationally-televised impeachment hearings.
2002 - A federal judge approved President George W. Bush's request to reopen West Coast ports, ending a 10-day labor lockout that was costing the U.S. economy an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion a day.
2004 - Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart began her prison sentence at Alderson Federal Prison Camp.
2005 - A 7.6-magnitude earthquake centered in the Pakistani-controlled part of the Kashmir region killed more than 80,000 people.
2013 - The White House said President Barack Obama would nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank.
2016 - Donald Trump vowed to continue his campaign after many Republicans called on him to abandon his presidential bid in the wake of the release of a 2005 video in which he made lewd remarks about women and appeared to condone sexual assault.
2017 - Harvey Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company amid allegations that he was responsible for decades of sexual misconduct against female actors and employees.
2020 - Authorities in Michigan said six men had been charged with conspiring to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in reaction to what they viewed as her "uncontrolled power."
Birthdays
26 - Bella Thorne (actress/singer)
27 - Kylee Russell (actress)
30 - Molly Quinn (actress)
30 - Angus T. Jones (actor)
30 - Barbara Palvin (model)
38 - Bruno Mars (singer)
38 - Max Crumm (actor)
43 - J.R. Ramirez (actor)
43 - Nick Cannon (actor)
43 - The Miz (professional wrestler)
44 - Kristanna Loken (actress)
49 - Martin Henderson (actor)
53 - Robert Kellly (actor/comedian)
53 - Matt Damon (actor)
53 - Anne-Marie Duff (actress)
54 - Dylan Neal (actor)
55 - Emily Procter (actress)
57 - Karyn Parsons (actress)
59 - Ian Hart (actor)
62 - Kim Wayans (actress)
67 - Stephanie Zimbalist (actress)
68 - Darrell Hammond (actor/comedian)
74 - Sigourney Weaver (actress)
79 - Susan Raye (singer)
79 - Dale Dye (actor)
80 - R.L. Stine (author)
80 - Chevy Chase (actor/comedian)
82 - Jesse Jackson (civil rights activist)
84 - Paul Hogan (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 8
1922 - The New York Giants defeat the New York Yankees in five games to win the World Series.
1927 - The New York Yankees sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the World Series.
1930 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in six games to win the World Series.
1939 - The New York Yankees sweep the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series.
1940 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in seven games to win the World Series.
1956 - Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the first and only perfect game in a World Series in Game 5 versus the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1957 - The Brooklyn Baseball Club announced that it had accepted a deal to move the Dodgers to Los Angeles.
1959 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Chicago White Sox in six games to win the World Series.
1975 - Doug Jarvis (Montreal Canadiens) began his streak of 984 straight games in the NHL. The streak ended on October 10, 1987.
1975 - The San Antonio Spurs, then a member of the ABA, defeat the NBA's Atlanta Hawks 109-107 in the first basketball game ever played at the Louisiana Superdome.
1995 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino breaks Fran Tarkenton's career NFL completions record.
2003 - Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames) became the first black player in the NHL to become captain.
2009 - The UFL (United Football League) began it's first season with four teams.
2018 - Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints becomes the NFL's career leader in passing yards, breaking Peyton Manning's record.
2018 - Red Sox utility Brock Holt becomes first MLB player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game during Boston's 16-1 Game 3 rout of the NY Yankees in the AL Division Series at Yankee Stadium
1869 - Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, died in Concord, New Hampshire.
1871 - The Great Fire of Chicago started; the same day in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, the worst forest fire in U.S. history also began.
1934 - Bruno Hauptmann was indicted for the murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby.
1945 - President Harry S. Truman announced the U.S. would share the secret of the atomic bomb only with Great Britain and Canada.
1982 - All labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
1985 - The hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed American passenger Leon Klinghoffer, who was in a wheelchair, and threw his body overboard.
1997 - Scientists reported the Mars Pathfinder had yielded what could be the strongest evidence yet that Mars might once have been hospitable to life.
1998 - The House triggered an open-ended impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton in a momentous 258-176 vote; 31 Democrats joined majority Republicans in opening the way for nationally-televised impeachment hearings.
2002 - A federal judge approved President George W. Bush's request to reopen West Coast ports, ending a 10-day labor lockout that was costing the U.S. economy an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion a day.
2004 - Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart began her prison sentence at Alderson Federal Prison Camp.
2005 - A 7.6-magnitude earthquake centered in the Pakistani-controlled part of the Kashmir region killed more than 80,000 people.
2013 - The White House said President Barack Obama would nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank.
2016 - Donald Trump vowed to continue his campaign after many Republicans called on him to abandon his presidential bid in the wake of the release of a 2005 video in which he made lewd remarks about women and appeared to condone sexual assault.
2017 - Harvey Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company amid allegations that he was responsible for decades of sexual misconduct against female actors and employees.
2020 - Authorities in Michigan said six men had been charged with conspiring to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in reaction to what they viewed as her "uncontrolled power."
Birthdays
26 - Bella Thorne (actress/singer)
27 - Kylee Russell (actress)
30 - Molly Quinn (actress)
30 - Angus T. Jones (actor)
30 - Barbara Palvin (model)
38 - Bruno Mars (singer)
38 - Max Crumm (actor)
43 - J.R. Ramirez (actor)
43 - Nick Cannon (actor)
43 - The Miz (professional wrestler)
44 - Kristanna Loken (actress)
49 - Martin Henderson (actor)
53 - Robert Kellly (actor/comedian)
53 - Matt Damon (actor)
53 - Anne-Marie Duff (actress)
54 - Dylan Neal (actor)
55 - Emily Procter (actress)
57 - Karyn Parsons (actress)
59 - Ian Hart (actor)
62 - Kim Wayans (actress)
67 - Stephanie Zimbalist (actress)
68 - Darrell Hammond (actor/comedian)
74 - Sigourney Weaver (actress)
79 - Susan Raye (singer)
79 - Dale Dye (actor)
80 - R.L. Stine (author)
80 - Chevy Chase (actor/comedian)
82 - Jesse Jackson (civil rights activist)
84 - Paul Hogan (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 8
1922 - The New York Giants defeat the New York Yankees in five games to win the World Series.
1927 - The New York Yankees sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the World Series.
1930 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in six games to win the World Series.
1939 - The New York Yankees sweep the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series.
1940 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in seven games to win the World Series.
1956 - Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the first and only perfect game in a World Series in Game 5 versus the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1957 - The Brooklyn Baseball Club announced that it had accepted a deal to move the Dodgers to Los Angeles.
1959 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Chicago White Sox in six games to win the World Series.
1975 - Doug Jarvis (Montreal Canadiens) began his streak of 984 straight games in the NHL. The streak ended on October 10, 1987.
1975 - The San Antonio Spurs, then a member of the ABA, defeat the NBA's Atlanta Hawks 109-107 in the first basketball game ever played at the Louisiana Superdome.
1995 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino breaks Fran Tarkenton's career NFL completions record.
2003 - Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames) became the first black player in the NHL to become captain.
2009 - The UFL (United Football League) began it's first season with four teams.
2018 - Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints becomes the NFL's career leader in passing yards, breaking Peyton Manning's record.
2018 - Red Sox utility Brock Holt becomes first MLB player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game during Boston's 16-1 Game 3 rout of the NY Yankees in the AL Division Series at Yankee Stadium
