Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1871 – The Great Chicago Fire begins and goes on to kill 250 people, leave 100,000 people homeless, and destroy thousands of buildings (More info)
1956 – The New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in World Series history (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens (More info)
1946 – Twelve Nazi leaders are sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
48 BC – Upon landing in Egypt, Roman general and politician Pompey the Great is murdered on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt (More info)
1920 – Eight Chicago White Sox players are indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the so-called Black Sox Scandal (More info)