On This Day in History June 8, 2018

Historical Events 452  Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 793  Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England 1191  King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade 1783  Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe 1789  James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives 1918  Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered 1987  New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels in NZ. Only nation to legislate against nuclear power. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Francis Crick (1916 - 2004) Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 - 1959) Kanye West 41st Birthday Tim Berners-Lee 63rd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809) More Famous Deaths June 8th: France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery Its vault was thought to be impregnable, but the bank had not reckoned on the ingenuity of a determined thief who died on this day, with the loot still missing. Read the Article