On this day April 8th:
On this day in 1973, master artist Pablo Picasso died at his chateau, near Canne in France.
On this day in 1995, after twelve years on death row, Richard Ingram, the British man on death row, he was electrocuted for the murder he committed against J.C Sawyer in 1983.
On this day in 1904, Britain and France signed the entente cordiale, resolving disputes about areas of Northern Africa and establishing diplomacy between the two nations.
On this day in 1986, Clint Eastwood was elected Mayor of Carmel, California, but only served for two years.
On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron, the American baseball star slugged his way to 715 homeruns, beating the Babe Ruth’s total, despite receiving daily death threats to leave the record alone. Nevertheless, Aaron finished his career with an amazing 756 homeruns.
On this day in 1997, against a flood of corruption, veteran newsman Martin Bell decided to stand for Neil Hamilton’s constituency.