Tuesday, October 08, 2024

History for October 8

History for October 8 - On-This-Day.com  
R.L. Stine 1943 - Author
  • 1918 - U.S. Corporal Alvin C. York almost single-handedly killed 25 German soldiers and captured 132 in the Argonne Forest in France.
  • 1944 - "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debuted on CBS radio.
  • 1966 - The U.S. Government declared that LSD was dangerous and an illegal substance.
  • 1993 - The U.S. government issued a report absolving the FBI of any wrongdoing in its final assault in Waco, TX, on the Branch Davidian compound. The fire that ended the siege killed as many as 85 people.
  • 2001 - Rush Limbaugh announced to his listeners that he was totally deaf in his left ear and had only partial hearing in his right ear. The condition had happened in a three month period.

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