OCTOBER 8/TISHREI 23
2488 (1273 BCE):
According to tradition, Moshe waged war on Og, king of Bashan on the eve of the Jewish people entering the Land of Israel. (Tanhuma, Hukkat 24).
3828 (67 C.E.):
A Roman force captured Gamla, a fort in the Galilee after being defeated on their first attempt (Josephus, Jewish Wars 4:1). Thousands of Jewish inhabitants were slaughtered, while others chose to jump to their deaths from the top of the cliff.