WEDNESDAY, April 8
1767-Ayutthaya Kingdom in present-day Thailand falls to Burmese invaders
1820-The famous ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos
1886-William Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill in the British House of Commons
1898-Battle of Atbara River: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese during the Mahdist War, a turning point in the reconquest of Sudan
1913-China's National Assembly opens in Peking, the first free democratic parliament in Chinese history
1914-U.S. and Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone
1981-Islanders scored 9 goals against Toronto in playoffs
2004-Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement on the Conflict in Darfur is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups, ending hostilities amid a 45-day ceasefire