8 October 1573 Posted on October 8, 2015 by Staff Th end of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar which is the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years’ War. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If I ran a school, I'd give the average grade to the ones who gave me all the right answers, for being good parrots. I'd give the top grades to those who made a lot of mistakes and told me about them, and then told me what they learned from them." Buckminster Fuller — Click here for more from Buckminster Fuller Related posts: 8 October 1968 8 October 1969 8 October 1645 8 October 1860 8 June 1949