On This Day: October 8

12 verified moments happened on October 8. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1871🔥 A fire believed to have started in a barn on the city's West Side destroys thousands of buildings and leaves over one hundred thousand residents homeless.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, Great Chicago Fire begins (Oct 8 1871)
2. 1921📻 Pittsburgh's KDKA airs Pitt's 21-13 win over West Virginia, the first college football game broadcast on radio.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Backyard Brawl' (Oct 8 1921)
3. 1922John McGraw's Giants finish off the Yankees to win a second straight all-New York World Series.Sports · Source: Baseball-Reference, '1922 World Series Game 5 box score' (Oct 8 1922)
4. 1956Don Larsen throws the only perfect game in World Series history — 27 up, 27 down — in Game 5 at Yankee StadiumSports · Source: Wikipedia, "Don Larsen's perfect game"; SABR Games Project (Oct 8, 1956)
5. 1956Don Larsen throws the only perfect game in World Series historySports · Source: SABR: 'October 8, 1956: Don Larsen throws a perfect game in the World Series'
6. 1956🏬 Southdale Center opens in Edina, Minnesota, the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall in America.History · Source: HISTORY, 'The first enclosed shopping mall opens' (Oct 8 1956)
7. 1958❤️ Surgeons implant the first internal pacemaker in patient Arne Larsson to keep his failing heart beating.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Arne Larsson'; PMC (Oct 8 1958)
8. 1985🚩 The musical Les Miserables opens in London at the Barbican Centre, a sung-through staging of Victor Hugo's epic of revolt and redemption.Music · Source: Wikipedia, 'Les Miserables (musical)' London (Oct 8 1985)
9. 2006Brian Vickers scores his first career win at Talladega after clipping teammate Jimmie Johnson on the last lap and collecting Dale Earnhardt Jr., and gets booed in victory laneStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “2006 UAW-Ford 500” — Talladega Superspeedway, Oct 8, 2006
10. 2017⏱️ Mohamed Salah converts a stoppage-time penalty against Congo, sending Egypt to its first World Cup in nearly three decades.Soccer · Source: ESPN; Liverpool FC (Oct 8 2017)
11. 2018Drew Brees passes Peyton Manning to become the NFL's all-time passing yards leader on a Monday night against Washington.Sports · Source: Wikipedia, "Drew Brees"
12. 2018Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints passes Peyton Manning to become the NFL's all-time leader in passing yardsPro Football · Source: ESPN 'Drew Brees passes Peyton Manning' (Oct 8, 2018); Monday Night Football vs Washington (day-of-week confirms)