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October 8,  1871

On October 8, 1871, flames spark in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, igniting a two-day blaze that kills between 200 and 300 people, destroys 17,450 buildings, leaves 100,000 homeless and causes an estimated $200 million in damages (more than $5.4 billion in 2026).

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-8/great-chicago-fire-begins

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October 7, 2003

On October 7, 2003, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California, the most populous state in the nation with the world’s fifth-largest economy. Despite his inexperience, Schwarzenegger came out on top in the 11-week campaign to replace Gray Davis, who had earlier become the first United States governor to be recalled by the people since 1921. Schwarzenegger was one of 135 candidates on the ballot, which included career politicians, other actors and one adult-film star.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-7/arnold-schwarzenegger-becomes-california-governor

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October 6, 1996

On October 6, 1996, Democratic President Bill Clinton faces his Republican challenger, Senator Bob Dole from Kansas, in their first debate of that year’s presidential campaign.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-6/bill-clinton-debates-bob-dole

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October 5, 2011

On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., which revolutionized the computer, music and mobile communications industries with such devices as the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad, dies at age 56 of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-5/apple-founder-steve-jobs-dies

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October 4, 1957

The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of , the world’s first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957. The spacecraft, named Sputnik after the Russian word for “fellow traveler,” was launched at 10:29 p.m. Moscow time from the Tyuratam launch base in the Kazakh Republic.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-4/sputnik-launched