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📅 Oct 8, 1600
San Marino Adopts the Written Constitution It Still Uses
San Marino adopted its written constitution on October 8, 1600, and the Statutes of 1600 still underpin the republic's law.
⛳San Marino
🔖Constitutions
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📅 Oct 8, 1856
The Arrow Incident Starts the Second Opium War
Chinese officials searched the lorcha Arrow at Guangzhou on October 8, 1856, and Britain used the incident to start the Second Opium War.
⛳China
🔖Imperialism 🔖Opium Wars
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📅 Oct 8, 1871
The Great Chicago Fire Burns the Centre of the City
The Great Chicago Fire began on October 8, 1871, killed about 300 people and burned for two days, leaving a third of the city homeless.
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📅 Oct 8, 1956
Don Larsen Pitches the Only Perfect Game in World Series History
Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history on October 8, 1956, for the Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
📖Sports
🔖Records
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📅 Oct 8, 2005
The Kashmir Earthquake Kills Tens of Thousands in Pakistan
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kashmir on October 8, 2005, killing more than 73,000 people and leaving 3.5 million homeless.
⛳Pakistan