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 Biff's Butthole Surfers 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 Biff's Butthole Surfers 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
