On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut.
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Operation Eternal Darkness: Hours after a ceasefire to the Iran war, Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least 357 and injures more than 1200 people in the largest airstrikes of the Lebanon war.
Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
One highlighted entry is from 2008: On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut.
People listed for April 8 include A.J. & Big Justice (2013), Zaccharie Risacher (2005), and Jamie Drysdale (2002).
Observances listed for April 8 include Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan), Christian feast day: Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA)), and Christian feast day: April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
