April 8

  • American Revolution

    John Adams arrives in Paris to replace Silas Deane
  • Old West

    Elizabeth Bacon Custer is born in Michigan
  • Civil War

    Confederates rout Union at Battle of Mansfield
  • Disaster

    California oad race kills five
  • Cold War

    McCarthy publicily attacks Owen Lattimore
  • Literary

    Barbara Kingsolver is born
  • Sports

    On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714 homers.
  • Automotive

    Waltrip beats Petty in last-lap thriller
  • Hollywood

    Twin Peaks premieres on ABC
  • Music

    Kurt Cobain Found dead
  • Crime

    Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph agrees to plead guilty