This Day In History
October 08
Continentals raid Unadilla Union troops stop Rebels at the Battle of Perryville Frank Duryea, winner of the first American "horseless carriage" race, is born The Great Fire destroys much of Chicago Fire rips through Chicago Great Chicago Fire begins U.S. soldier Alvin York displays heroics at Argonne First transcontinental air race Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane Germans overrun Mariupol, in southern Russia Don Larsen is perfect in World Series Jerry Lee Lewis records "Great Balls Of Fire" in Memphis, Tennessee Che Guevara defeated U.S. and South Vietnamese navies commence Operation Sealords Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature Matt Damon born Communists reject Nixon's peace proposal Possible breakthrough at Paris peace talks U.S. House of Representatives initiates Clinton impeachment inquiry Massive earthquake hits Kashmir region Self-help guru's sweat lodge ceremony turns deadly
Continentals raid Unadilla Union troops stop Rebels at the Battle of Perryville Frank Duryea, winner of the first American "horseless carriage" race, is born The Great Fire destroys much of Chicago Fire rips through Chicago Great Chicago Fire begins U.S. soldier Alvin York displays heroics at Argonne First transcontinental air race Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane Germans overrun Mariupol, in southern Russia Don Larsen is perfect in World Series Jerry Lee Lewis records "Great Balls Of Fire" in Memphis, Tennessee Che Guevara defeated U.S. and South Vietnamese navies commence Operation Sealords Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature Matt Damon born Communists reject Nixon's peace proposal Possible breakthrough at Paris peace talks U.S. House of Representatives initiates Clinton impeachment inquiry Massive earthquake hits Kashmir region Self-help guru's sweat lodge ceremony turns deadly
