"On Oct. 8, 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on the Pakistan-India border killed an estimated 86,000 people. Also on this date: In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed during the three-day blaze. In 1956, Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5, 2-0."
"In 1997, scientists reported the Mars Pathfinder had yielded what could be the strongest evidence yet that Mars might once have been hospitable to life. In 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."
October 8 records a 2005 magnitude 7.6 earthquake on the Pakistan-India border that killed an estimated 86,000 people. In 1871 the Great Chicago Fire began, leaving more than 300 dead and destroying over 17,000 structures during a three-day blaze. In 1956 Don Larsen pitched the only perfect World Series game. In 1997 Mars Pathfinder provided strong evidence that Mars might once have been hospitable. In 2002 West Coast ports reopened after a 10-day lockout. Subsequent events include 2016 political controversy, 2020 kidnapping charges, a 2022 Crimean bridge explosion, and 2024 Nobel Prize winners in physics. Notable birthdays include Paul Hogan and Jesse Jackson.
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