Historical Events
- 1767 Ayutthaya kingdom falls to Burmese invaders
- 1886 William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
- 1898 Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese
- 1913 Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing)
- 2004 Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups
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Apr 8 in Film & TV
- 1990 "Twin Peaks" created by David Lynch and starring Kyle MacLachlan premieres on ABC-TV
Apr 8 in Music
- 1876 Amiliare Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda" premieres in Milan
Apr 8 in Sport
- 1974 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, off of L.A. Dodger Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth's record in Atlanta
Did You Know?
Egyptian archaeologists announce their most important find since Tutankhamun's tomb - discovery of a lost 'golden city' the 3,000-years-old ancient city of Aten near Luxor
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Juan Ponce de León
Philip IV
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Mary Pickford
Sonja Henie
Robin WrightFamous Weddings
- 1716 Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia & marries Tsar Peter the Great's niece
- 1779 US Defector General Benedict Arnold (38) weds Peggy Shippen (18) at Shippen's townhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1907 American industrialist Henry J. Kaiser (24) weds Bess Fosburgh in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Divorces
- 1982 Actor Bryan Cranston (26) divorces writer Mickey Middleton after 4 years of marriage
- 2005 Prince Joachim of Denmark (35) divorces Countess of Frederiksborg Alexandra (40) after 9 years of marriage
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Margaret ThatcherArticles, Photos and Quiz
Venus de Milo
Aphrodite of Milos, or better known as Venus de Milo
April 8, 1820
Step Aboard the Titanic – Las Vegas Style
Even by Las Vegas standards it was controversial, a $1.2 billion recreation of the doomed Titanic, along with the iceberg that caused its destruction.
April 8, 1999
Anti Omar al-Bashir Protest
Alaa Salah during a protest against President Omar al-Bashir
April 8, 2019
Weekly Quiz for April 6 - 12
What year was the 1st modern Olympics? Who established the 1st European settlement in South Africa in 1652? Did Peter the Great end a tax on beards in 1722?
