Table of Contents October 8th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts |
October 8th History Highlights |
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Traditional October 8th Information |
Emergency Nurses Day was established on October 8, 1989, in order to honor the nurses who specifically work in hospital emergency rooms. These nurses play an intrinsic part in a community’s life. Responding quickly to life-endangering circumstances but also having to have a compassionate heart towards patients who are seriously ill and towards families who will find out in the emergency room of the loss of a loved one. Thank an ER nurse today! |
October 8th is… |
Fluffernutter Day Pierogi Day Salmon Day World Octopus Day |
October 8th Birthday Quotes |
“The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and I chewed as fast as I could.” “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” “If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.” “Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.” “I think what’s important for kids to know is that your decisions here on Earth matter, your behavior matters, and how you treat other people matters.” |
October 8th Birthdays |
1883 – Margaret Curtis, American athlete (died in 1965) 1910 – Kirk Alyn, American actor (died in 1999) 1920 – Frank Herbert, American author, Dune (died in 1986) 1936 – Rona Barrett, American journalist 1939 – Harvey Pekar, American comic book creator (died in 2010) 1940 – Paul Hogan, Australian actor, and screenwriter 1941 – Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist 1943 – Chevy Chase, American comedic actor 1943 – R.L. Stine, American author 1948 – Johnny Ramone, American guitarist, and songwriter (died in 2004) 1949 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress 1950 – Robert “Kool” Bell, American singer-songwriter 1955 – Darrell Hammond, American comedic actor 1964 – CeCe Winans, American singer-songwriter 1970 – Matt Damon, American actor 1980 – Nick Cannon, American actor 1985 – Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter 1993 – Barbara Palvin, Hungarian model 1993 – Molly Quinn, American actress 1997 – Bella Thorne, American actress |
October 8th History |
1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco began operating. 1881 – Haighong Typhoon, Vietnam 1871 – Peshtigo Fire, Wisconsin (2000 estimated dead) 1871 – Great Michigan Fire (500? killed) 1871 – Peshtigo, Wisconsin Fire (over 1200 killed) 1871 – Great Chicago Fire (300 estimated dead) 1967 – Che Guevara and his men were captured in Bolivia. 1979 – Broadway Show – Sugar Babies (Review) October 8, 1979 1982 – Cats, based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, opened on Broadway and ran for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000. 1984 – The Burning Bed starring Farrah Fawcett, aired on NBC October 8, 1984 Birthday (fictional) Rory Gilmore, The Gilmore Girls, TV 1985 – East End Show – Les Miserables (Musical) October 8, 1985 1986 – The Fox Broadcasting Company became the US’ fourth commercial broadcast television network, with The Late Show, hosted by Joan Rivers. 1988 – #1 Hit October 8, 1988 – October 14, 1988: Def Leppard – Love Bites 2001 – US President George W. Bush announced the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. October 8, 2004 – Halloweentown High aired on The Disney Channel 2005 (Earthquake) Kashmir, Pakistan 2011 – On September 26th, 2011 Mikey Welsh posted on Twitter, “Dreamt I died in Chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). Need to write my will today” followed by, “Correction – the weekend after next”. He died October 8th, 2011 from a heart attack in his sleep in a hotel room. In Chicago. #1 Hit October 8, 2022 – October 28, 2022 – Bad Habit – Steve Lacey |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
Winona Ryder – Real Name: Winona Horowitz “Baby, you shovel better than any man I’ve ever known, but that does not make you a superhero. You’re a good husband and a good father. Nothing more.” – Lucille (Mrs. Shoveler) Judi Dench won a supporting actress Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love for an 8-minute appearance. The word “silly” changed meaning over time from “happy” to “blessed”, “pious,” “innocent”, “harmless,” “pitiable”, and then “weak” before reaching the current meaning. The Capital of Korea, South is Seoul “Oi! Ten thousand years will give you such a crick in the neck.” – Genie #moviequotes Then there is Erika Eiffel, Formerly Erika Berlin Wall, who has been married to the Eiffel tower for almost 17 years. There are around 2000 different plant types that humans use to cultivate food. TV Quotes… “We’ve got a really big show!” (Ed Sullivan) on The Ed Sullivan Show. How do we know clocks go ‘tic toc’? They could be going ‘toc tic’ for all we know. If there were water on the moon, humans could run on it because of the reduced gravity. There’s no way ancient Peruvians could have known that Lake Titicaca would be a hilarious name in the future. |
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