april 8th By fredo#5 Apr 8, 1195 Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor Apr 8, 1730 1st Jewish congregation in U.S. forms synagogue, "Shearith Israel, New York City" Apr 8, 1832 Charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro Apr 8, 1956 6 marine recruits drown during exercise at Paradise Is SC Apr 8, 2001 65th Golf Masters Championship: Apr 8, 2004 U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testifies before the 9/11 Commission . Apr 8, 2013 Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, dies of a stroke at age 87 in London Apr 8, 2015 Microsoft ends support for its Windows XP operating system; the system was first released in 2001