April 08

Thursday 08, 2004:

Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.

Friday 08, 1904:

Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.

Saturday 08, 1899:

Martha Place becomes the first woman to be executed in an electric chair.

Sunday 08, 1832:

Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis to fight the Sauk Native Americans.

Tuesday 08, 217:

217 Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus