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Followers of John Lennon collect at a memorial for the slain musician, Oct. eight, 1985 in Strawberry Fields in Central Park in New York Metropolis, throughout the road from the Dakota house constructing, the place Lennon lived and died. (AP Picture/Nancy Kaye)

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Immediately is Thursday, Oct. eight, the 282nd day of 2020. There are 84 days left within the 12 months.

Immediately’s Spotlight in Historical past:

On Oct. eight, 1871, the Nice Chicago Hearth erupted; fires additionally broke out in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and in a number of communities in Michigan.

On this date:

In 1890, American aviation hero Eddie Rickenbacker was born in Columbus, Ohio.

In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey for homicide within the demise of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman informed a press convention in Tiptonville, Tennessee, that the key scientific data behind the atomic bomb can be shared solely with Britain and Canada.

In 1981, on the White Home, President Ronald Reagan greeted former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon, who have been making ready to journey to Egypt for the funeral of Anwar Sadat.

In 1985, the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed American passenger Leon Klinghoffer, who was in a wheelchair, and threw his physique overboard.

In 1997, Scientists reported the Mars Pathfinder had yielded what might be the strongest proof but that Mars would possibly as soon as have been hospitable to life.

In 1998, the Home triggered an open-ended impeachment inquiry in opposition to President Invoice Clinton in a momentous 258-176 vote; 31 Democrats joined majority Republicans in opening the way in which for nationally televised impeachment hearings.

In 2002, A federal choose accredited President George W. Bush’s request to reopen West Coast ports, ending a 10-day labor lockout that was costing the U.S. financial system an estimated $1 to $2 billion a day.

In 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake flattened villages on the Pakistan-India border, killing an estimated 86,000 individuals.

In 2014, Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who was the primary individual recognized with Ebola in america, died at Texas Well being Presbyterian Hospital Dallas 10 days after being admitted.

In 2017, Harvey Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Firm amid allegations that he was answerable for a long time of sexual harassment. Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts recreation in Indianapolis after a few dozen San Francisco gamers took a knee throughout the nationwide anthem.

In 2018, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees grew to become the NFL’s all-time chief in yards passing throughout a 43-19 win over Washington.

Ten years in the past: Imprisoned Chinese language dissident Liu Xiaobo gained the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, prompting a livid response from China. British support employee Linda Norgrove, who’d been taken captive in Afghanistan, was killed throughout a U.S. particular forces rescue try, apparently by a U.S. grenade. Gen. James Jones introduced he was quitting as President Barack Obama’s nationwide safety adviser. Albertina Walker, the Grammy-winning singer from Chicago often called the “Queen of Gospel,” died at age 81.

5 years in the past: Volkswagen’s high U.S. govt, Michael Horn, provided deep apologies but sought to distance himself from the emissions scandal enveloping the world’s largest automaker, asserting earlier than a congressional subcommittee that high company officers had no data of the dishonest software program put in in 11 million diesel vehicles. Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarusian journalist and prose author, gained the Nobel Prize in literature. Chef Paul Prudhomme, 75, who’d sparked a nationwide curiosity in Cajun meals, died in New Orleans.

One 12 months in the past: White Home Counsel Pat Cipollone despatched a letter to Home leaders declaring that President Donald Trump wouldn’t cooperate with what the letter known as an “illegitimate” impeachment investigation; Democrats responded that the letter was a transparent motive to write down an article of impeachment charging Trump with obstruction. House in Vermont whereas recovering from a coronary heart assault every week earlier, Bernie Sanders mentioned he had no plans to desert his Democratic presidential marketing campaign, however that he would possibly decelerate from a frenetic tempo that might have contributed to his well being issues. Democrat Joe Biden unveiled an schooling plan that might make neighborhood and technical school free, and federal school mortgage packages extra beneficiant. Enterprise govt Gregory Abbott and his spouse Marcia have been every sentenced to a month in jail for paying $125,000 to rig their daughter’s school entrance exams.

Immediately’s Birthdays: Leisure reporter Rona Barrett is 84. Actor Paul Hogan is 81. Rhythm-and-blues singer Fred Money (The Impressions) is 80. Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is 79. Comic Chevy Chase is 77. Writer R.L. Stine is 77. Actor Dale Dye is 76. Nation singer Susan Raye is 76. TV character Sarah Purcell is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer Airrion Love (The Stylistics) is 71. Actor Sigourney Weaver is 71. Rhythm-and-blues singer Robert “Kool” Bell (Kool & the Gang) is 70. Producer-director Edward Zwick is 68. Nation singer-musician Ricky Lee Phelps is 67. Actor Michael Dudikoff is 66. Comic Darrell Hammond is 65. Actor Stephanie Zimbalist is 64. Rock musician Mitch Marine is 59. Actor Kim Wayans is 59. Rock singer Steve Perry (Cherry Poppin’ Daddies) is 57. Actor Ian Hart is 56. pel/rhythm-and-blues singer CeCe Winans is 56. Rock musician C.J. Ramone (The Ramones) is 55. Actor-producer Karyn Parsons is 54. Singer-producer Teddy Riley is 54. Actor Emily Procter is 52. Actor Dylan Neal is 51. Actor-screenwriter Matt Damon is 50. Actor-comedian Robert Kelly is 50. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is 50. Actor Martin Henderson is 46. Actor Kristanna Loken is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Byron Reeder (Mista) is 41. Rock-soul singer-musician Noelle Scaggs (Fitz and the Tantrums) is 41. Actor Nick Cannon is 40. Actor J.R. Ramirez is 40. Actor Max Crumm is 35. Singer-songwriter-producer Bruno Mars is 35. Actor Angus T. Jones is 27. Actor Molly Quinn is 27. Actor/singer Bella Thorne is 23.

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