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April 8 is the 98th day of the year ... in the Gregorian calendar; 267 days remain until the end of the year. Events ... Historical Events on April 8
Events. 1513 - Explorer Juan Ponce de León declares Florida a territory of Spain. 1730 - Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated. 1832 - Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.
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1904 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1904th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 904th year of the 2nd millennium, the 4th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1904, the ...
1902 - Using the ISO 8601 standard Year Zero definition for the Gregorian calendar preceded by the Julian calendar, the one billionth minute since the start of January 1, Year Zero occurs at 10:40 AM on this date; 1906 - Birth of Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (d. 1978) 1932 - A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans
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Bulgaria Mourning Day - Bulgaria mourns twelve children who died in a bus crash between Serbia and Montenegro on April 4. Bangladesh is paralysed by a general strike called in protest at alleged government corruption. (Morning Star) US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testifies before the September 11 Commission.