June 8 in history: • 1776 – American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battle of the American invasion of Quebec. → go there • 1783 – Laki, a volcanic fissure in Iceland, began an eight-month eruption, triggering a major famine and causing widespread fluoride poisoning. → go there • 1982 – Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked British transport ships (damaged ship pictured) while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding 150 others. → go there • 2007 – A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia. → go there • 2008 – Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in a vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan. → go there Died 632: Muhammad → go there Born 1921: Suharto Wiki link Died 1966: Leo Walmsley Wiki link Born 1983: Kim Clijsters Wiki link Pictured: [[RFA Sir Tristram.