Today in History

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2014 There are 84 days left in the year Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 8, 1914, the World War I song “Keep the Home Fires Burning,” by Ivor Novello and Lena Guilbert Ford, was first published in London under the title “Till the Boys Come Home ” On this date: In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and in several communities in Michigan

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

In 1956, Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series to date as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5, 2-0 In 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned Today’s Birthdays: Entertainment reporter Rona Barrett is 78 Actor Paul Hogan is 75 Civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson is 73 Comedian Chevy Chase is 71 Author R L Stine is 71 Actress Sigourney Weaver is 65 Producer-director Edward Zwick is 62 Country singer-musician Ricky Lee Phelps is 61 Actor Michael Dudikoff is 60 Comedian Darrell Hammond is 59 Actress Stephanie Zimbalist is 58 Rock musician Mitch Marine is 53 Actress Kim Wayans is 53 Rock singer Steve Perry (Cherry Poppin’ Daddies) is 51 Actor Ian Hart is 50 Gospel and rhythm-and-blues singer CeCe Winans is 50 Rock musician C J Ramone (The Ramones) is 49 Actress-producer Karyn Parsons is 48 Singer-producer Teddy Riley is 48 Actress Emily Procter is 46 Actor Dylan Neal is 45 Actor-screenwriter Matt Damon is 44 Actress Kristanna Loken is 35 Rhythm-and-blues singer Byron Reeder (Mista) is 35 Rock-soul singer-musician Noelle Scaggs (Fitz and the Tantrums) is 35 Actor Nick Cannon is 34 Actor Max Crumm is 29 Singer-songwriter-producer Bruno Mars is 29 Actor Angus T Jones is 21 Actress Molly Quinn is 21