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What happened on October 8 in American history
October 8 is the 281st day of the year (the 282nd in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from October 8 spanning 1862 to 2001. Among them: in 1862, Bragg wins the field at Perryville, then marches away from Kentucky in the dark; and in 1918, Seven Americans walk out of the Argonne with 132 German prisoners.
1862
Bragg wins the field at Perryville, then marches away from Kentucky in the dark
A dry creek bed and a deaf commander's distant headquarters shaped a battle neither army fully controlled.
1918Member story · 1776 Club
Seven Americans walk out of the Argonne with 132 German prisoners
A Tennessee corporal who lost most of his platoon turns a machine gun nest into a surrender.
1921
A football game goes out over the air for the first time; Pittsburgh listens in
Harold Arlin calls the action from Forbes Field as Washington & Jefferson meets Carnegie Tech.
1944
A captain runs pillbox to pillbox under fire, and Crucifix Hill falls
Bobbie Brown took three wounds and kept directing his company until the hill outside Aachen was secure.
1956Member story · 1776 Club
Larsen retires all 27 Dodgers; no one has ever done it in a World Series
Ninety-seven pitches, a disputed checked-swing call, and Yogi Berra's leap into his arms at Yankee Stadium.
2001Member story · 1776 Club
Bush creates an Office of Homeland Security; Tom Ridge takes the job
The former Pennsylvania governor becomes the first person to hold the title Assistant to the President for Homeland Security.
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