Today is Wednesday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2025. There are 84 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began ; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed during the three-day blaze.

The Great Chicago Fire destroyed 17,450 buildings. Here are six that survived and still stand today.

Flashback: ‘More dead than alive:’ Chicago Tribune staffers recount how they labored to save their building — and get the paper out — during the Great Chicago Fire

Flashback: From floats and fireworks to a fake skyline in flames, here’s how Chicago has marked past anniversaries of the Great Fire

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In 1956, Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in

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