Read about history..............learn some things or just remember the events. Pick out a good one for us. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_8

Carl would have like this one:

1956 – The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.

• 2001   – U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
• 2005 – The 7.6 M_w  Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.

2016 – In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900.