October 8 in American history, placed on the globe.

From the battlefield to the launch pad — the day's stories, pinned where they happened. Spin the earth; not every story stays inside the fifty states.

• 1862Bragg wins the field at Perryville, then marches away from Kentucky in the darkPerryville, Kentucky
• 1944A captain runs pillbox to pillbox under fire, and Crucifix Hill fallsCrucifix Hill, Aachen, Germany
• 1921A football game goes out over the air for the first time; Pittsburgh listens inForbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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