Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-56 April 8, 1993
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. Date: April 8, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. Date: April 8, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights. Date: April 8, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅…
A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. Date: April 8, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty. Date: April 8, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported. Date: April 8, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee. Date: April 8, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)
Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America. Date: April 8, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco. Date: April 7, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. Date: April 7, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leases federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms. Date: April 7, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)