Birthday April 08, 1842 Elizabeth Bacon Custer is born in Michigan
Birthday April 08, 1889 Sir Adrian Boult, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)
Birthday April 08, 1955 Barbara Kingsolver is born
History April 08, 0563 Buddhists celebrate birth of Gautama Buddha
History April 08, 1513 Ponce de Leon arrives in Florida.
History April 08, 1778 John Adams arrives in Paris to replace Silas Deane
History April 08, 1864 Confederates rout Union at Battle of Mansfield
History April 08, 1904 Britain and France sign Entente Cordiale
History April 08, 1913 17th Amendment - requiring direct election of senators - ratified
History April 08, 1916 California road race kills five
History April 08, 1935 FDR signs Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
History April 08, 1935 WPA established by Congress
History April 08, 1944 Russians attack Germans in drive to expel them from Crimea
History April 08, 1945 Defiant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is hanged
History April 08, 1950 McCarthy publicly attacks Owen Lattimore
History April 08, 1953 Kenyatta jailed for Mau Mau uprising
History April 08, 1972 North Vietnamese forces open a third front
History April 08, 1974 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th home run - beats Babe Ruth's record.
History April 08, 1974 Aaron hits his 715th home run
History April 08, 1975 Weyand reports to Congress
History April 08, 1979 Waltrip beats Petty in last-lap thriller
History April 08, 1981 Omar Bradley dies
History April 08, 1990 Twin Peaks premieres on ABC
History April 08, 1994 Kurt Cobain is found dead
History April 08, 2005 Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph agrees to plead guilty
History April 08, 2013 Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister, dies
April 08, 1842 Elizabeth Bacon Custer is born in Michigan
April 08, 1889 Sir Adrian Boult, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)
April 08, 1955 Barbara Kingsolver is born
April 08, 0563 Buddhists celebrate birth of Gautama Buddha
April 08, 1513 Ponce de Leon arrives in Florida.
April 08, 1778 John Adams arrives in Paris to replace Silas Deane
April 08, 1864 Confederates rout Union at Battle of Mansfield
April 08, 1904 Britain and France sign Entente Cordiale
April 08, 1913 17th Amendment - requiring direct election of senators - ratified
April 08, 1916 California road race kills five
April 08, 1935 FDR signs Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
April 08, 1935 WPA established by Congress
April 08, 1944 Russians attack Germans in drive to expel them from Crimea
April 08, 1945 Defiant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is hanged
April 08, 1950 McCarthy publicly attacks Owen Lattimore
April 08, 1953 Kenyatta jailed for Mau Mau uprising
April 08, 1972 North Vietnamese forces open a third front
April 08, 1974 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th home run - beats Babe Ruth's record.
April 08, 1974 Aaron hits his 715th home run
April 08, 1975 Weyand reports to Congress
April 08, 1979 Waltrip beats Petty in last-lap thriller
April 08, 1981 Omar Bradley dies
April 08, 1990 Twin Peaks premieres on ABC
April 08, 1994 Kurt Cobain is found dead
April 08, 2005 Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph agrees to plead guilty
April 08, 2013 Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister, dies