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April 8
Video Games
1988: IBM announces it will license its patents on the Micro Channel architecture to competitors.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. In the opening credits is "Bender's Humor by Microsoft Joke".
2001: Nintendo releases the Dr. Mario 64 video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US. Price is US$29.95.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. In the opening credits is "Bender's Humor by Microsoft Joke".
2001: Nintendo releases the Dr. Mario 64 video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US. Price is US$29.95.
Movies
1990: ABC-TV debuts the primetime serial Twin Peaks.
1996: Ben Johnson, cowboy actor (Tex, Dillinger), dies of heart attack at age 77.
2000: Death of Claire Trevor AKA Claire Wemlinger at age 91 of respiratory ailments; actress (Big Town radio show, Producer's Showcase - Dodsworth (Emmy award)).
1996: Ben Johnson, cowboy actor (Tex, Dillinger), dies of heart attack at age 77.
2000: Death of Claire Trevor AKA Claire Wemlinger at age 91 of respiratory ailments; actress (Big Town radio show, Producer's Showcase - Dodsworth (Emmy award)).
Music
1991: Death of Per "Dead" Yngve Ohlin, vocalist for Mayhem/Morbid (suicide) (born 1969).
1994: Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, is found dead in Seattle, Washington. His death is believed to have been a suicide.
1994: Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, is found dead in Seattle, Washington. His death is believed to have been a suicide.
Sports
1986: Facing Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants' rookie Will Clark homers in his first major league at-bat.
1986: The Seattle Mariners' Jim Presley hits two home runs in the ninth and tenth innings helping Seattle to beat the California Angels, 8-4 in a dramatic comeback victory on Opening Day.
1989: One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott's debut, but lasts only 4 2/3 innings.
1990: 54th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278.
1990: Kris Monaghan wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic.
1991: Jockey Bill Shoemaker paralyzed in a car accident.
1991: Major League Baseball umpires and baseball reach a 4-year agreement.
1991: Oakland Athletics Stadium becomes first outdoor arena to ban smoking.
1992: , 1996).
1993: Cleveland Indians' Carlos Baerga is first to switch hit homeruns in same inning (vs New York Yankees).
1994: Atlanta Braves' pitcher Kent Mercker no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-0.
1994: NCAA West Regional).
1995: BPAA US Open won by Dave Husted.
1995: Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
1995: Maurice Allom, cricket player (14 Test wickets-New Zealand debut hat-trick), dies.
1996: Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title.
2006: Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden, wins the Grand National at Aintree.
2007: Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament.
1986: The Seattle Mariners' Jim Presley hits two home runs in the ninth and tenth innings helping Seattle to beat the California Angels, 8-4 in a dramatic comeback victory on Opening Day.
1989: One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott's debut, but lasts only 4 2/3 innings.
1990: 54th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278.
1990: Kris Monaghan wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic.
1991: Jockey Bill Shoemaker paralyzed in a car accident.
1991: Major League Baseball umpires and baseball reach a 4-year agreement.
1991: Oakland Athletics Stadium becomes first outdoor arena to ban smoking.
1992: , 1996).
1993: Cleveland Indians' Carlos Baerga is first to switch hit homeruns in same inning (vs New York Yankees).
1994: Atlanta Braves' pitcher Kent Mercker no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-0.
1994: NCAA West Regional).
1995: BPAA US Open won by Dave Husted.
1995: Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
1995: Maurice Allom, cricket player (14 Test wickets-New Zealand debut hat-trick), dies.
1996: Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title.
2006: Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden, wins the Grand National at Aintree.
2007: Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament.
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