Daily Almanac: Oct. 8, 2022
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Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:47 a.m.
SET: 7:15 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 57 °F
LOW: 34 °F
Today is…
• Alvin C. York Day
• National Chess Day
• International Newspaper Carrier Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1871 Great Chicago fire begins
• 1956 New York Yankee Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series
• 2001 President George Bush announces establishment of the Office of Homeland Security
Births On This Day:
• 1895 Juan Perón
Argentine military officer, politician and 29th President of Argentina
• 1970 Matt Damon
American actor, screenwriter and producer
Deaths On This Day:
• 1793 John Hancock
American politician and 1st Governor of Massachusetts
• 1869 Franklin Pierce
14th President of the United States