APRIL 8
1867:The largest of the World's Fairs, France's "Exposition Universelle", opens in Paris
1975:Future Hall of Famer Frank Robinson becomes Major League Baseball's
first black player-manager. On this Opening Day, he puts himself into
the game as a designated hitter and slams a home run as his Cleveland
Indians defeat the New York Yankees, 5-3.
1969: The New York Mets meet the Montreal Expos for the first international game of Major League Baseball, at Shea Stadium in New York. The Expos beat the Mets 11-10.
1974: Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's 39-year record, during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
1969: The New York Mets meet the Montreal Expos for the first international game of Major League Baseball, at Shea Stadium in New York. The Expos beat the Mets 11-10.
1974: Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's 39-year record, during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Draw a Bird Day (international) - Celebrated since the 1940s in the
U.K., pictures of birds are drawn and shared all over the world.
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