April the 8th

By annagraceray

  • museum

    American Museum of Natural History opens (NYC)

  • milk

    Milk was sold in glass bottles for 1st time

  • ballet

    Dmitri Shostakovitch's ballet "The Arrow" premieres

  • leaguer of nations

    League of Nations assembles for last time

  • sun spot

    largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed

  • all in the family

    204th and final episode of "All in the Family"

  • golden award

    4th Golden Raspberry Awards: Lonely Lady win

  • i hate hamlet

    "I Hate Hamlet" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 88 performances

  • smoking

    Smoking banned in Pentagon & all US military bases

  • microsoft

    Microsoft Corp releases Internet Explorer 4.0