What Happened On October 8

What Happened On Oct 8 Events

1846 Oct 8 Battle Of Dominguez Rancho Begins
Stockton, however, left too small a force in Los Angeles, and the Californios, acting on their own and without help from Mexico, led by José Mariá Flores, forced the American garrison to ...
1862 Oct 8 Battle of Perryville
Other Names: None Location: Boyle County Campaign: Confederate Heartland Offensive (1862) Date(s): October 8, 1862 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell [US]; Gen. ...
1862 Oct 8 Union And Confederate Forces Fight At Perryville, Kentucky
On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate forces fought at Perryville, Kentucky, in a one-day battle that repulsed the South's attempt to bring that border state into the Confederacy. Alt...
1871 Oct 8 Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago Fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed over 17,000 structures, and left 100,000 people homeless. Although legend has it that the fire began when Mrs. O'Leary's ...
1871 Oct 8 Peshtigo Wisconsin Fire
On the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, a forest fire driven by strong winds totally consumed Peshtigo along with a dozen other villages, killing 1,200 to 2,500 people and charring app...
1879 Oct 8 Jesse And Frank James Rob A Train In Glendale, Missouri
Later in 1876, Jesse and Frank James surfaced in the Nashville, Tennessee area, where they went by the names of Thomas Howard and B. J. Woodson, respectively. Frank seemed to settle down,...
1907 Oct 8
to 1907 Oct 12
 1907 World Series
The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none (with one tie) for their first championship. The Cubs came bac...
1909 Oct 8
to 1909 Oct 16
 1909 World Series
The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. The Pirates won the Series in seven games to capture their first championship of the modern Major League Base...
1912 Oct 8
to 1912 Oct 16
 1912 World Series
In the 1912 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Giants four games to three (with one tie). This dramatic series showcased great pitching from Giant Christy Mathewson and f...
1915 Oct 8
to 1915 Oct 13
 1915 World Series
In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one. In their only World Series before 1950, the Phillies won Game 1 before being swept the rest...
1918 Oct 8
to 1918 Oct 10
 Battle of Cambrai (1918)
The Battle of Cambrai was a battle between troops of the British First, Third and Fourth Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I. The battle took ...
1929 Oct 8
to 1929 Oct 14
 1929 World Series
In the 1929 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs in five games. The famous "Mack Attack" occurred in 1929, named for the legendary manager of the Athletics, Con...
1937 Oct 8 "Stage Door" Is Released
Stage Door (1937) is a RKO film, adapted from the play by the same name, that tells the story of several would-be actresses who live together in a boarding house at 158 West 58th Street i...
1939 Oct 8 Germany Directly Annexes Western Poland and the Former Free City of Danzig
On 8 October, Germany directly annexed western Poland and the former Free City of Danzig and placed the remaining block of territory under administration of the newly established General ...
1952 Oct 8 Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash
The hope that 1952 would prove to be a good year from the point of view of train accident casualties has been extinguished by the disaster at Harrow & Wealdstone Station, L.M.R., on Octob...
1956 Oct 8 Don Larsen Pitches a Perfect Game
Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for 14 seasons. Larsen is best known for pitching a perfect game i...
1965 Oct 8 "The Shop On Main Street" Is Released
The Shop on Main Street (Czech/Slovak: Obchod na korze, in the UK A Shop on the High Street) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Aryanization programme during World War II in the Slovak...
1968 Oct 8 "Romeo And Juliet" Is Released
Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 cinematic adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Husse...
1968 Oct 8 U.S. Navy and South Vietnamese Forces Launch Operation Sealords
Operation Sealords (SEALORDS is an acronym for Southeast Asia Lake, Ocean, River, and Delta Strategy) was a military operation that took place during the Vietnam War. Conceived by Elmo R....
1991 Oct 8 Soundgarden release Badmotorfinger
Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991 through A&M Records. After touring in support of its previous album, Louder T...
1994 Oct 8 MST3K Ep. 610 - "The Violent Years"
(Short: Young Man's Fancy) Delinquent girls go on a crime spree in this movie written by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The short, sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute, presents a typical day ...
1996 Oct 8 The Vandals release Oi to the World!
Oi to the World! is a Christmas album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals. It was released in 1996 by their label Kung Fu Records, who also re-released it in 2000 with a...
2002 Oct 8 Bon Jovi release Bounce
Bounce is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi, released on October 8, 2002 on Island Records. Produced by Luke Ebbin, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, the album wa...
2002 Oct 8 The Bouncing Souls release The Bad, the Worse, and the Out of Print
The Bad the Worse and the Out of Print is a b-sides and rarities compilation album by New Jersey punk band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on October 8, 2002. It includes tracks previ...
2004 Oct 8 Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 8-6
Jarrod Washburn is a starter by trade, not a closer, a man more accustomed to easing his way into games rather than nailing doors shut. Early in his career, the Angels lefthander saw his ...
2004 Oct 8 George W. Bush Coins the Term "Internets"
"Internets" is a Bushism-turned-catchphrase used humorously to portray the speaker as ignorant about the Internet or about technology in general, or as having a provincial or folksy attit...
2005 Oct 8 Kashmir Earthquake
Most of the casualties resulting from the earthquake were in Pakistan where the official confirmed death toll is 74,698, putting it higher than the massive scale of destruction of the 193...
2006 Oct 8 New England Patriots defeat Miami Dolphins, 20-10
Bye. See ya, Dolphins. Later, football. The Do Not Disturb sign is on the New England locker room door for the next couple of weeks. The Patriots are taking a brief sabbatical. The ...
2007 Oct 8 Nine Inch Nails parts ways Interscope Records and becomes free agents
Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails have fulfilled their contract with Interscope and are now free agents, according to a post on the band's Web site. The group had recorded for the label si...
2007 Oct 8
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2008 Oct 8 Beyonce releases "If I Were a Boy" single
"If I Were a Boy" is a pop song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. It was written by Toby Gad and BC Jean, and produced by Gad and Knowles for her third solo album, I Am… Sasha Fierc...
2008 Oct 8 Beyonce releases "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" single
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, composed by Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Kuk Harrell and Knowles for her third solo album, I Am… ...
2008 Oct 8 South Park Episode 1208 - "The China Probrem"
2008 Oct 8 Tom Lakin pleads guilty, sentenced to six years in prison
U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert sentenced Tom Lakin to six years in prison this morning after Lakin plead guilty to drug charges. "This is a pretty far fall from grace," Gilbert sa...
2009 Oct 8 Anaheim Ducks defeat Boston Bruins, 6-1
For the second time in the first three games, the Bruins lost by a five-goal margin. "There's no way we can win games the way we played tonight," said Patrice Bergeron. "We didn't show...
2009 Oct 8 Guild LANISTA
"«Ланиста» — учитель и хозяин гладиаторов, покупал и опытных гладиаторов, и рабов, которые у него обучались гладиаторскому искусству, продавал их и отдавал в наем устроителям игр. «Ланис..." —XAPOH
2009 Oct 8 Los Angeles Angels defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-0
ANAHEIM, Calif. - By the end of the night - a long, angry night for the Red Sox - the enduring image was one of frustration. They had lost the first game of the American League Division S...
2009 Oct 8 Los Angeles Dodgers defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2
Holliday drops a line drive with two out and nobody on, and the Dodgers respond with a stunning two-run rally that gives them a 3-2 victory and puts the Cards in an 0-2 hole in the Nation...
2009 Oct 8 Los Angeles Kings defeat Minnesota Wild, 6-3
LOS ANGELES — It's probably not the best recipe for success anyway, but the Wild discovered Thursday night you can't spot both SoCal teams three-goal leads and expect to win. Trying to...
2009 Oct 8 New York Rangers defeat Washington Capitals, 4-3
WASHINGTON - There is a reason the Rangers pay Marian Gaborik the big bucks, and that is to take hold of games like Thursday night's in which the Rangers didn't know if they were coming o...
2010 Oct 8 Carolina Hurricanes defeat Minnesota Wild, 2-1
HELSINKI, FINLAND - The Wild spent much of its week in Helsinki lounging around saunas, eating lots of reindeer and herring and picking up souvenirs. Unfortunately for Minnesota, the o...
2010 Oct 8 Liu Xiaobo is Awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Liu Xiaobo, an irrepressible, chain-smoking Chinese dissident imprisoned last year for subversion, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for helping to spearhead a campaign for more fr...