Major Events
- 1480 Great Stand on the Ugra River: Standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus, ends with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde
- 1769 Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time near present-day Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island. A misunderstanding, possibly over a ceremonial challenge, causes the English to shoot and kill Ngāti Oneone leader Te Maro. [1]
- 1856 Second Opium War or Second Anglo-Chinese War begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River
- 1871 The Great Chicago Fire kills an estimated 300 people and destroys over 4 square miles (10 square km) of buildings and the original Emancipation Proclamation
- 1915 Battle of Loos ends as German forces contain the British attack, resulting in 85,000 casualties
- 1917 Leon Trotsky is named chairman of the Petrograd Soviet as Bolsheviks gain control
- 2001 US President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security
Oct 8 in Film & TV
- 1927 “The Second Hundred Years” silent short film is released, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the first Laurel and Hardy film with them appearing as a team
Oct 8 in Sport
- 1818 Padded gloves designed by Jack Broughton are first used in a competitive boxing match between two unnamed English boxers at Aix-la-Chapelle in France
Did You Know?
Kenyan Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, becomes the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace”
Fun Fact About October 8
The microwave oven is patented by US inventor Percy Spencer
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