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Gravdigr · 10-08-2016, 01:43 PM

October 8

There 77 days until Christmas.

1480 – Great stand on the Ugra river, a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, which results in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and the eventual disintegration of the Horde.

1645 – Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.

1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Perryville: Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell halt the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by defeating troops led by General Braxton Bragg at Perryville, Kentucky.

1871 – Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.

1918 – World War I: In action near Pittem, Belgium, USMC 2nd Lieutenant aviator Ralph Talbot of Weymouth, Massachusetts becomes the first-ever USMC aviator to earn the Medal of Honor.

1918 – World War I: In the Argonne Forest, in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he is awarded the Medal of Honor.

1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.

1956 – New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series.

1978 – Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60 mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.

1982 – Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.

2001 – In response to the September 11 attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush announced the creation of the Office of Homeland Security, with former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge as its director.

Births

1890 – Eddie Rickenbacker; 1920 – Frank Herbert; 1936 – Rona Barrett; 1939 – Harvey Pekar; 1940 – Paul Hogan; 1941 – Jesse Jackson; 1943 – Chevy Chase; 1943 – R. L. Stine; 1946 – Dennis Kucinich; 1948 – Johnny Ramone; 1949 – Sigourney Weaver; 1950 – Robert "Kool" Bell; 1955 – Bill Elliott

; 1955 – Darrell Hammond; 1956 – Stephanie Zimbalist; 1964 – CeCe Winans; 1965 – Matt Biondi; 1965 – C. J. Ramone; 1968 – Emily Procter; 1970 – Matt Damon; 1980 – Nick Cannon; 1985 – Bruno Mars; 1993 – Molly Quinn

Deaths

1793 – John Hancock; 1869 – Franklin Pierce; 1944 – Wendell Willkie; 1953 – Nigel Bruce; 1983 – Joan Hackett; 1992 – Willy Brandt; 2011 – Al Davis; 2011 – Roger Williams; 2015 – Paul Prudhomme

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	October 8 There 77 days until Christmas. 1480 – Great stand on the Ugra river, a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, which results in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and the eventual disintegration of the Horde. 1645 – Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America. 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Perryville: Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell halt the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by defeating troops led by General Braxton Bragg at Perryville, Kentucky. 1871 – Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire. 1918 – World War I: In action near Pittem, Belgium, USMC 2nd Lieutenant aviator Ralph Talbot of Weymouth, Massachusetts becomes the first-ever USMC aviator to earn the Medal of Honor. 1918 – World War I: In the Argonne Forest, in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he is awarded the Medal of Honor. 1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game. 1956 – New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series. 1978 – Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60 mph at Blowering Dam, Australia. 1982 – Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000. 2001 – In response to the September 11 attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush announced the creation of the Office of Homeland Security, with former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge as its director. Births 1890 – Eddie Rickenbacker; 1920 – Frank Herbert; 1936 – Rona Barrett; 1939 – Harvey Pekar; 1940 – Paul Hogan; 1941 – Jesse Jackson; 1943 – Chevy Chase; 1943 – R. L. Stine; 1946 – Dennis Kucinich; 1948 – Johnny Ramone; 1949 – Sigourney Weaver; 1950 – Robert "Kool" Bell; 1955 – Bill Elliott; 1955 – Darrell Hammond; 1956 – Stephanie Zimbalist; 1964 – CeCe Winans; 1965 – Matt Biondi; 1965 – C. J. Ramone; 1968 – Emily Procter; 1970 – Matt Damon; 1980 – Nick Cannon; 1985 – Bruno Mars; 1993 – Molly Quinn Deaths 1793 – John Hancock; 1869 – Franklin Pierce; 1944 – Wendell Willkie; 1953 – Nigel Bruce; 1983 – Joan Hackett; 1992 – Willy Brandt; 2011 – Al Davis; 2011 – Roger Williams; 2015 – Paul Prudhomme __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.