1. On October 8, 1862, Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart raided Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, which sparked retaliation from Union forces, worsening the already tense situation between the North and South during the Civil War.

2. In 1951, the University of Maryland's football team, led by Coach Jim Tatum, beat the University of Tennessee, marking the end of a long winless streak against teams from the South and solidifying Maryland's place as a football powerhouse.

3. On October 8, 1991, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel authority approved construction of a third crossing of the Chesapeake Bay, which would become known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

4. In 2009, a rare biblical manuscript was discovered at St. Mary's College of Maryland. The handwritten manuscript, written in Latin, dates back to the 12th century and contains the Gospel according to St. Luke.

5. On October 8, 2011, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox in the last game of the regular season to clinch a spot in the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, sparking a resurgence in the team's popularity and hope among fans for a return to its former glory.