历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-08(在线收听

 April 8th, 2005At the Vatican, world leaders join pilgrims and Roman Catholic clergy in St. Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

1973Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, dies at his home in France at age 91.
1990Ryan White, the teen AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance drew national attention dies in Indianapolis. He was 18 years old.
1974Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves becomes baseball's career homerun king. He hits his 715 homerun topping Babe Ruth's record in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
And 1994“With the lights out, it's less dangerous, here we are now, entertain us...”
In Seattle, Kurt Cobain, front man for the Grunge band Nirvana is found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He was 27.
Today in History, April 8th, Ed Donnahue, the Associated Press.
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