October 8 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for October 8
In the headlines today:

2002	Wendy's fast-food restaurants founder Dave Thomas dies of cancer at his Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, home at age 69.
1999	An Illinois judge rules that auto insurer State Farm must pay up to $1.2 billion in damages from using non-standard auto body parts for repairs.
1968		The Beatles record I'm So Tired and The Continuing Story of Buffalo Bill, songs that will ultimately appear on their White Album, at Abbey Road Studios in London. (photo credit: Capitol Records)
1966		Jimi Hendrix purchases his first Marshall guitar amplifier, the brand he would use throughout his musical career. (photo credit: Marshall Amplification)
1962	Algeria is admitted to the United Nations.
1956	Don Larsen pitches the first perfect game in a World Series, as the NY Yankees top the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0.
1944	The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet premieres on the CBS radio radio network.
1934	Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder in the kidnapping death of Charles Lindbergh's baby.
1932	The cornerstone is laid for the new North Dakota state capitol.
1918		Sgt. Alvin York singlehandedly captures 132 German soldiers in France during WWI. (photo credit: National Archives - College Park, MD)
1871	The Great Chicago Fire begins, destroying over 17,000 homes and buildings, and killing nearly 300 people.
1869	Franklin Pierce, 14th US president, dies in Concord, NH.
1793		John Hancock, signer of the US Declaration of Independence, dies. (photo credit: National Archives - College Park, MD)