On This Day: April 8

6 verified moments happened on April 8. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1974Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, passing Babe RuthSports · Source: SABR Games Project, “April 8, 1974”; Baseball Hall of Fame
2. 1974Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's career home-run record with his 715th off Al DowningSports · Source: https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-8-1974-hank-aaron-hammers-historic-715th-home-run-to-break-babe-ruths-record/
3. 1990Davey Allison wins the Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol in Robert Yates' black-and-gold No. 28Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series” — Valleydale Meats 500, Bristol International Raceway, Apr 8, 1990
4. 1990☕ David Lynch's surreal mystery Twin Peaks premieres on ABC, asking who killed Laura Palmer.TV · Source: History.com, 'Twin Peaks premieres on ABC' (Apr 8 1990)
5. 2001Tiger Woods wins the Masters, completing an unprecedented "Tiger Slam" — holding all four major titles simultaneouslySports · Source: Wikipedia, "Tiger Slam"; Masters.com (Apr 8, 2001)
6. 2024🌑 A total solar eclipse sweeps across a wide band of the country from Texas to Maine, drawing millions of spectators.USA 250 · Source: NASA, total solar eclipse crosses the U.S. (Apr 8 2024)