OCTOBER 8
1918:U.S Army Cpl. Alvin C. York almost single-handedly kills more than 20 German soldiers and captures 132 others in France’s Argonne Forest during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War I. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor and scores of other military decorations for his bravery.
1871: The Great Chicago Fire erupts, reportedly in the barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, ultimately leveling four square miles of the city and leaving more than 90,000 people homeless. The same night, four other deadly fires break out in cities throughout Michigan and Wisconsin, killing more than 1,500 people. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, long believed to have started the Chicago Fire by kicking over a lantern, is exonerated by the Chicago City Council in 1997.
1956: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history, leading his team to a 2-0 victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5.
1871: The Great Chicago Fire erupts, reportedly in the barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, ultimately leveling four square miles of the city and leaving more than 90,000 people homeless. The same night, four other deadly fires break out in cities throughout Michigan and Wisconsin, killing more than 1,500 people. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, long believed to have started the Chicago Fire by kicking over a lantern, is exonerated by the Chicago City Council in 1997.
1956: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history, leading his team to a 2-0 victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5.
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