Today in History
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1904 France and the United Kingdom sign the Entente cordiale
The treaty, which was initially designed to regulate the countries' colonial interests in Africa, la
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1953 Jomo Kenyatta is sentenced to 7 years hard labor
Kenyatta led the Mau Mau movement against the British colonialists. He is considered to be Kenya's f
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1959 One of the first modern programming languages is created
The Common Business-Oriented Language or COBOL was primarily designed by a woman, Grace Hopper. Also
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1977 The Clash release their debut album of the same name
The British combo around lead vocalist Joe Strummer is considered one of the most influential early
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2005 Over 4 million people pay their last respects to Pope John Paul II
Karol Józef Wojtyła from Poland was an immensely popular Pope. He was succeeded by German Pope Bened
Births On This Day,
April, 8
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1938 Kofi Annan
Ghanaian diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
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1929 Jacques Brel
Belgian singer-songwriter, actor
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1918 Betty Ford
American wife of Gerald R. Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States
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1859 Edmund Husserl
Austrian mathematician, philosopher
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1827 Ramón Emeterio Betances
Puerto Rican doctor, politician
Deaths On This Day,
April, 8
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2013 Margaret Thatcher
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1981 Omar Bradley
American general
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1973 Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter, sculptor
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1950 Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian dancer, choreographer
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1857 Mangal Pandey
Indian freedom fighter
