BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime. Date: April 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day…

Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed. Date: April 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Date: April 8, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. Date: April 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election. Date: April 8, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 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)