October 7th, 2008

Today in History

1936:
7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel.

1927:
Yankee Herb Pennock retires the first 22 Pirates in World Series game.

1922:
First radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Schenectady) link for World Series.

1871:
1871 - 16-hour fire injures 30 of Chicago's 185 firefighters.

1816:
The first double-decked steamboat, the "Washington," arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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