On this day

8 October in history.

5 moments from 1645 to 1998: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

1998

Oslo opens its new airport. Oslo, Norway, opened a new main airport at Gardermoen, replacing a smaller airfield at the same site.

Wikipedia: Oslo

More from 8 October

  1. Bronze statue of Jeanne Mance helping a wounded man, by Louis-Philippe Hébert, outside the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montreal.

    1645

    Jeanne Mance opens a hospital in Montreal

    Jeanne Mance opened the first lay hospital in North America, in Montreal.

    Wikipedia: Jeanne ManceWikipedia: Montreal

    Photo: Sculpture : Louis-Philippe Hébert / Photo : Jeangagnon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  2. Stephenson's Rocket

    1829

    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials

    The steam locomotive Rocket, built by Stephenson, won the Rainhill Trials.

    Wikipedia: Stephenson's RocketWikipedia: Rainhill trials

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. 1921

    Football is broadcast live for the first time

    Radio station KDKA, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, carried the first live broadcast of a football game.

    Wikipedia: KDKA (AM)

  4. 1956

    Don Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series

    Pitcher Don Larsen threw a perfect game in the World Series, the only one in the history of the series.

    Wikipedia: Major League BaseballWikipedia: Don LarsenWikipedia: Don Larsen's perfect game

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.