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October 8: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

October 8, 2022 Brooklyn Eagle History
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ON THIS DAY IN 1929, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Stocks went up again today after hesitating for an hour or so during the morning when bears staged a drive and many traders took profits. Trading was only moderately active but there was a great deal more confidence in it than there was a week ago when things were crashing down. U.S. Steel, Consolidated Gas, Foreign Power, Union Carbide, New York Central, Goodyear and representatives of other groups and industries reached the highest levels since the big decline. In the latter part of the day, traders’ interest was diverted to the World Series game, reports of which were printed on the news ticker.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1943, the Eagle reported, “MOSCOW (U.P.) — Russian troops were reported converging swiftly on Kiev, ancient Ukrainian capital, from both flanks and the rear today after three crossings of the Dnieper had breached the German Winter defense line Adolf Hitler had wanted held at any cost. The outflanking of Kiev and consolidation of firm Soviet bridgeheads on either side, together with a powerful uprising by Soviet patriots behind the cracked German line, appeared to make the fall of the keystone city on the middle Dnieper a matter of time. The Red Army insurge against Kiev highlighted an intense burst of action on a 1,000-mile front from Leningrad to the Caucasus which saw the Russians win a springboard to Latvia, crumple Nazi defenses on the Leningrad front and carry the liquidation of the Kuban bridgehead in the Caucasus into its last phase. Front dispatches amplifying the first announcements of Russian crossings of the middle Dnieper said three bridgeheads above and below Kiev were being expanded swiftly.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1951, the Eagle reported, “New York City’s parents have joined the fight to cleanse the public schools of the narcotics menace by volunteering to serve as receptionists and door guards in school areas where dope arrests have been made, it was announced today. An exchange of letters between Acting Mayor Joseph T. Sharkey and Maximilian Moss, president of the Board of Education, was made public today by the Acting Mayor’s office. In response to Sharkey’s request for a report on safeguards being instituted to cope with the problem, Moss declared that he was ‘happy to report’ that ‘a number of steps have been taken.’ ‘Our major difficulty,’ Moss said, ‘is to separate the wrongdoers from the law-abiding citizens who are constantly making use of the school buildings. For that reason we are using parent association volunteers as door receptionists in buildings in areas of the city where there have been arrests.’ Moss added that these parents will supplement the work of 200 Welfare Department members who have been doing this job since last spring. In addition, the school board head pointed out that school personnel have been alerted by circulars, sent out by Superintendent of Schools William Jansen, to maintain a continued vigilance for symptoms of addiction among the children.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1954, the Eagle reported, “WASHINGTON (U.P.) — The United States wants Nationalist China to avoid any drastic military moves that could spark a major war in the Far East, high administration officials said today. They took the position, however, that the Nationalists have the right and duty to pursue ‘sensible military actions’ to neutralize sizable Red forces on the China mainland that could invade Nationalist islands. The State and Defense departments shied away from any official comment on widespread reports that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s forces had quit bombing the Communist China mainland at the suggestion of the United States. But there were signs the United States may have dropped some broad hints to the Nationalists to take it easy. The official silence may involve domestic politics as well as strategic considerations. There is no disposition at this time, in advance of the November elections, to bring up the politically hot Far Eastern issue which has found the two parties at odds since World War II.”

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Matt Damon
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Bruno Mars
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NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include gossip columnist Rona Barrett, who was born in 1936; International Tennis Hall of Famer Fred Stolle, who was born in 1938; “Crocodile Dundee” star Paul Hogan, who was born in 1939; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Fred Cash (The Impressions), who was born in 1940; civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, who was born in 1941; original “Saturday Night Live” star Chevy Chase, who was born in 1943; “Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine, who was born in 1943; “Alien” star Sigourney Weaver, who was born in 1949; Kool and the Gang co-founder Robert “Kool” Bell, who was born in 1950; former “Saturday Night Live” star Darrell Hammond, who was born in 1955; gospel singer CeCe Winans, who was born in 1964; “Lost” star Jeremy Davies, who was born in 1969; Oscar-winner Matt Damon, who was born in 1970; “Just the Way You Are” singer Bruno Mars, who was born in 1985; and “Infamous” star Bella Thorne, who was born in 1997.

Sigourney Weaver
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BURNED INTO MEMORY: The Great Chicago Fire began on this day in 1871. It leveled 3 1/2 square miles, destroyed 17,450 buildings, left 98,500 people homeless and killed about 250 others. Financially, the loss was $200 million. On the same day, a fire destroyed the entire town of Peshtigo, Wis., killing more than 1,100 people.

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LEGEND OF THE FALL: Don Larsen of the N.Y. Yankees pitched the only perfect game in World Series history on this day in 1956. The 27-year-old righthander blanked the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in just 2 hours and 6 minutes. The Yanks won the series in seven games and Larsen was named MVP.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.

 

Quotable:

“The imperfect man pitched a perfect game yesterday.”

New York Daily News sportswriter Joe Trimble, Oct. 9, 1956.

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