On Oct. 8, 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
On Oct. 8, 1890, Edward V. Rickenbacker, the World War I flying ace who went on to lead Eastern Airlines for thirty years, was born. Following his death on July 23, 1973, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
1869 | Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, died in Concord, N.H., at age 64. |
1918 | American Army Sgt. Alvin 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. |
1945 | President Harry S. Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would be shared only with Britain and Canada. |
1956 | Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0 in Game 5. |
1959 | Margaret Thatcher was first elected to the British Parliament as a Conservative representing the north London suburb of Finchley. |
1970 | Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn was named winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. |
1982 | Poland banned all labor organizations, including Solidarity. |
1985 | The hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed American passenger Leon Klinghoffer and dumped his body and wheelchair overboard. |
2001 | Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was sworn in as director of the new Office of Homeland Security. |
2004 | Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart reported to prison to begin serving a sentence for lying about a stock sale. |
2005 | A major earthquake flattened villages on the Pakistan-India border, killing an estimated 86,000 people. |
Current Birthdays
Actor Matt Damon turns 41 years old today.
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Actor-TV host Nick Cannon ("America's Got Talent") turns 31 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
1936 | Rona Barrett, Entertainment reporter, turns 75 |
1938 | Fred Stolle, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 73 |
1939 | Paul Hogan, Actor ("Crocodile Dundee" movies), turns 72 |
1941 | Jesse Jackson, Civil rights leader, turns 70 |
1943 | Chevy Chase, Actor, comedian, turns 68 |
1943 | R.L. Stine, Author, turns 68 |
1949 | Sigourney Weaver, Actress, turns 62 |
1955 | Darrell Hammond, Comedian ("Saturday Night Live"), turns 56 |
1956 | Stephanie Zimbalist, Actress, turns 55 |
1968 | Emily Procter, Actress ("CSI: Miami"), turns 43 |
1979 | Kristanna Loken, Actress, turns 32 |
1985 | Bruno Mars, Singer, songwriter, turns 26 |
1993 | Angus T. Jones, Actor ("Two and a Half Men"), turns 18 |
Historic Birthdays
Edward V. Rickenbacker10/8/1890 - 7/23/1973American World War I fighter pilot and aviation industrialist.Go to obituary »
87 | Heinrich Schutz 10/8/1585 - 11/6/1672 German composer |
74 | Edmund Steadman 10/8/1833 - 1/18/1908 American poet and banker |
66 | John Milton Hay 10/8/1838 - 7/1/1905 American politician; U.S. secretary of state (1898-1905) |
78 | Juan D. Peron 10/8/1895 - 7/1/1974 Argentinian president (1946-55, 1973-4) |
65 | Frank Herbert 10/8/1920 - 2/11/1986 American writer |
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