April 8

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    Buddhist celebrate birth of Guatama Buddha

    The founder of Buddhism's estimated birthdate. Though now most modern schlors say he was probably born in May rather than April.
  • Cali Road Race Kills 5

    At the Boulevard Race in Corona, California, an early racing car careens into a crowd of spectators, killing the driver and two others.
  • McCarthy vs. Lattimore

    McCarthy calls Lattimore a dangerous person as far as the US is concerned and falls short of basically calling him a Soviet spygv
  • Twin Peaks Premiere

    Premiere of ABC-TV show Twin Peaks about an FBI agent investigating the murder of a homecoming queen
  • Kurt Cobain Found Dead

    Grunge star, Kurt Cobain, was found dead outside his home of seattle with injection marks on both arms and a fatal wound to the head from a 20-gauge shotgun found inbetween his knees.
  • Josh Harrop

    My friend, Josh Harrop, was born and celebrates his 17th birthday today (as of 2015).
  • Eric Rudolph Pleads Guilty

    Eric Rudolph agrees to plead guilty to a series of bombings, including the fatal bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, in order to avoid the death penalty.
  • US Right On Time

    One hour before the deadline, the U.S. Congress reaches a deal on the 2011 U.S. federal budget, avoiding a government shutdown
  • Margaret Thatcher Dies

    The first and only female minister of the UK dies at age 87 because of a stroke.
  • Prince George Overseas

    The 8 month baby prince goes on an overseas royal tour with his parent