by Katiemay » Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:00 pm
This day in history, October the eighth:
1871
The Great Fire of Chicago started. That same day in Peshtigo, Wis., the worst forest fire in U.S. history also began.
1945
President Harry Truman announced the U.S. would share the secret of the atomic bomb only with Great Britain and Canada.
1956
Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the first and only perfect game in a World Series.
AND, on 10/8/2004, the best thing imaginable................
Martha Stewart began her prison sentence at Alderson Federal Prison Camp!
Oh yeah, and the best message board ever was debuted to the world! Happy Birthday to you Oh Kee Pa!
Thank you to Ian for establishing this great community and to all the members for making it so.