10-08-2006, 04:19 PM
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Location: Maryland
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October 8th
1871 ~ The Great Chicago Fire destroyed about 17,450 buildings, killed about 250 people and left another 90,000 homeless.
1895 ~ Birthday of Juan Perón, former president of Argentina.
1920 ~ Birthday of Frank Herbert, Science Fiction writer.
1949 ~ Birthday of Sigourney Weaver, Actress.
1961 ~ In London, the Post Office Tower opened.
1967 ~ Guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured in Bolivia.
1982 ~ All labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
1992 ~ Death of Willy Brandt, German politician.
2003 ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California.
2004 ~ Martha Stewart went to jail.
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