First female Prime Minister of Britain passed away

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87 on April 8,2013. She was a British politician, the longest-serving (1979–1990) Prime Minister of UK of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held the post and she was called the "Iron Lady" for her personal and political toughness.. She was born on 13 October 1925. 

Discovery Island opened & closed

Discovery Island is an 11.5 acres island  in Bay Lake at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida .

The island opened as Treasure Island on April 8, 1974, as a place to observe wildlife, and was later renamed Discovery Island when it was recognized as a zoological park. It closed to the public on April 8, 1999, but continued to operate until July 9, 1999.