Important Events From This day in History April 8

 

1977 England The Clash

1977 : The Clash an English punk rock band,and part of the original wave of British punk rock release their first album "The Clash " . The Clash had their first gig supporting the Sex Pistols in 1976 Find More What happened in 1977

1990 U.S.A. Twin Peaks

1990 : Twin Peaks American Emmy Award winning television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost premieres on ABC . The series was set in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, Washington. and, in its short first season, was one of the network's highest rating television programs receiving immen'se critical acclaim.

1904 U.S.A. Times Square

1904 : Long Acre Square in Manhattan, New York, was renamed Times Square.

1935 U.S.A. The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act

1935 : As part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act creates The WPA or Works Progress Administration for creating government jobs for some of the nation's many unemployed. The WPA employed more than 8.5 million persons on 1.4 million public projects before it was disbanded in 1943.

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1952 U.S.A. Steel Plants Under federal Control

1952 : With a threatened steel workers strike President Truman used his Presidential Power to place the steel plants under his control which led to a battle before the Supreme Court In June of that year when The Supreme Court ruled that the president had overstepped his authority.

1953 Kenya Jomo Kenyatta

1953 : Jomo Kenyatta the leader of the Kenya African Union Movement is sentenced to seven years hard labor for his part in the organization of the rebel Mau Mau movement. In 1963 Mr Kenyatta took control as the first prime minister of a self governing Kenya and denied he was ever a member of the Mau Mau, his trial is generally regarded to have been rigged by the British because he was an advocate of self rule for Kenya and other African Nations.

1966 U.S.A. Viking Princess

1966 : A raging fire on the cruise ship the Viking Princess caused passengers and crew to abandon ship with 3 reported deaths and many injuries, 3 merchant vessels went to their aid midway between Cuba and Haiti.

1974 France Pablo Picasso

1974 : Pablo Picasso dies in France.

1974 U.S.A. Hank Aaron

1974 : Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's legendary record of 714 homers.

1986 Germany Terrorist Bomb Attack

1986 : A Terrorist Bomb Attack on American Servicemen in a Berlin Disco has left 2 dead and 100 injured. The attacks are believed to be from a Libyan Terrorist group and the army and Berlin Police are following up every lead.

1986 U.S.A. Mayor Clint Eastwood

1986 : Residents of the Californian town of Carmel have overwhelmingly voted for actor Clint Eastwood as their mayor.

1992 England Punch Magazine Closes

1992 : The satirical British magazine Punch publishes it's final issue on This day after 150 years due to falling sales and subscriptions.

1992 U.S.A. Arthur Ashe

1992 : Tennis player Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS.

1994 U.S.A. Kurt Cobain

1994 : Rock musician Kurt Cobain commits suicide he was found with a single gunshot wound to the head. A gun and suicide note were found nearby.

1997 UK Martin Bell

1997 : A BBC veteran war reporter Martin Bell is campaigning as an independent candidate on a platform of "an anti-corruption candidate" ( Because of the allegations surrounding the sitting MP Neil Hamilton ) in the general election for the constituency of Tatton. Mr Hamilton has been accused of taking cash in return for asking parliamentary questions and denied taking bribes from Mohamed Al Fayed, the owner of Harrods in the cash-for-questions scandal and failing to declare a luxury stay at the Paris Ritz, Mr Hamilton claimed innocence of all charges and filed a libel suit which failed and in 2001 he was declared bankrupt. Mr Bell went on to win the seat with a majority of over 11,000, overturning what had once been the third biggest Tory majority in the country.

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