June 08

Tuesday 08, 2004:

First Transit of Venus in this millennium.

Tuesday 08, 1999:

War on Drugs: The government of Colombia announces it will include the estimated value of the country's illegal drug crops, exceeding half a billion US dollars, in its gross national product.

Saturday 08, 1974:

An F4 tornado strikes the U.S. city of Emporia, Kansas, killing six.

Friday 08, 1866:

The Canadian Parliament meets for the first time in Ottawa.

Tuesday 08, 793:

The first Viking raid on British soil at Lindisfarne where a set date for the raid is known