October 8 in history: • 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Perryville was fought west of Perryville, Kentucky. → go there • 1952 – Three trains collided (aftermath pictured) at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340 others. → go there • 1969 – Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. → go there • 1995 – The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War. → go there • 2019 – Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan. → go there Born 1901: Mark Oliphant Wiki link Born 1970: Sadiq Khan Wiki link Born 2002: Zheng Qinwen Wiki link Died 2025: Pannir Selvam Pranthaman Wiki link Pictured: Wreckage from the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash.