Daily Almanac: Oct. 8, 2022

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