History Events on April 08
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History Events on April 08
World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.
#World_War_II
In 1942
H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
#H._H._Asquith
In 1908
Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
#Los_Angeles_Dodgers
In 1987
The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham.
#Islamic_State_of_Iraq
In 2013
The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.
#Works_Progress_Administration
In 1935
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
#Bahr_El-Baqar_primary_school_bombing
In 1970
Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities.
#Otto_and_Elise_Hampel
In 1943
South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
#South_African_Airways_Flight_201
In 1954
William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
#William_Ewart_Gladstone
In 1886
At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
#Atlanta-Fulton_County_Stadium
In 1974
Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
#Électricité_de_France
In 1946
Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
#Indian_independence_movement
In 1929
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
#Organization_of_American_States
In 1959
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.
#Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Baltimore
In 1808
In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
#Corona,_California
In 1916
American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield: Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.
#American_Civil_War
In 1864
King Charibert II is assassinated at Blaye (Gironde), along with his infant son Chilperic.
#Charibert_II
In 632
Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.
#Frank_Robinson
In 1975
The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
#Bahrain_World_Trade_Center
In 2008
Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
#Congregation_Shearith_Israel
In 1730
War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
#War_in_Darfur
In 2004
Black Hawk War: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.
#Black_Hawk_War
In 1832
War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa, taken into service as HMS Princess.
#War_of_Jenkins'_Ear
In 1740
The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
#French_Third_Republic
In 1904
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