- 1834] Voted in: In New York City, Cornelius Lawrence becomes the 1st mayor to be elected by popular vote in a city election...
- 1873] Butter..margarine..butter..margarine: Alfred Paraf patents the 1st successful oleomargarine...
- 1952] Working in the coal mine: President Harry S. Truman seizes the steel mills in order to prevent a nationwide strike...
- 1953] Rollin' them bones: The bones of Sitting Bull are moved from North to South Dakota...
- 1974] A new home run king: Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth, becoming baseball's new Home Run King with his 715th home run off of Dodger pitcher Al Downing. Barry Bonds has since passed Aaron...
- 1983] Death by suicide: Danny & the Juniors lead singer, Danny Rapp is a victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at 41. ..1994] The body of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain is found in Seattle, another apparent victim of suicide. Cobain was 27...
- 1998] Bailed out: George Michael is released on bail after his arrest for engaging in a lewd act in a park restroom...
- 1975] Breaking the color barrier: Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians becomes the Major League's 1st black manager...
- 1981] 'Happy Trails': Omar N. Bradley, a WWII general and the 1st chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, dies of natural causes at 88...
- 1987] Out the door: Dodger executive Al Campanis "resigns" after telling Ted Koppel just days earlier that "blacks may lack some of the necessities for becoming managers"...For more on April 8th:
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