What Happened on Jun 8

Ministry release Dark Side of the Spoon

Dark Side of the Spoon is the seventh studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1999 through Warner Bros. Records. "Bad Blood"... Read more

Red Hot Chili Peppers release "Californication"

Californication is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8, 1999 on Warner Bros.... Read more

Bad Religion releases The Empire Strikes First

The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by Bad Religion released on June 8, 2004. Read more

Stephen King publishes The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah

The Dark Tower is the seventh and final book of novelist Stephen King's Dark Tower series, published September 21, 2004 (King's birthday) by Donald... Read more

2006 NBA Finals Miami Heat Defeat Dallas Mavericks

Wade's World: Finals MVP leads Heat to first title in team history By Chris Sheridan DALLAS -- For Pat Riley, it's the first time in 18 years... Read more

Bon Jovi release Lost Highway

Lost Highway is the title of the tenth studio album by Bon Jovi. Produced by John Shanks and Dann Huff the album was recorded at Black Bird... Read more

Ocean's Thirteen released

Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third (and reportedly final) in the... Read more

The Fifth Annual Download Festival Occurs

The 2007 Download Festival took place on 8–10 June 2007. The three bands that headlined the 2007 festival were My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 108-102

The X-factor guys are the ones who make it fun. Everybody knows what the Pierces, Garnetts, Allens, and Bryants can, and probably will, do.... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Seattle Mariners, 2-1

Standing outside the clubhouse, waiting for Justin Masterson, his family wanted the scoop. Would Masterson be pitching again for the Red Sox?... Read more

Snoop Dogg Releases Bollywood Track

The music was composed by Pritam . The song "Singh Is Kinng" was composed by the British bhangra band RDB. The soundtrack was launched officially... Read more

Aaron Shutway, an 8th Grader from Brecksville OH Sinks a Ridiculous Shot

Some people are saying it's fake, but I think it's real. Real ridiculous. The kid does a front flip using the ball on the ground, rolls forward... Read more

Brazilian Officials Confirm Retrieval of Air France Flight 447 Vertical Stabilizer

Search crews recovered the vertical stabilizer from the tail section of the Air France jet that went down in the Atlantic, Brazil's air force said... Read more

More than 25,000 Swine Flu Cases According to the World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) says swine flu has now spread to 73 countries, with 139 deaths from the disease since it was first detected in... Read more

North Korea sentences 2 American journalists to 12 years hard labor

A North Korean court sentenced two U.S. journalists to 12 years in a labor camp Monday, as the government of Kim Jong Il continued to ratchet up... Read more

Oakland Athletics defeat Minnesota Twins, 4-3

OAKLAND, CALIF. - Twins pitcher Scott Baker never has met the Oakland pitcher he'll oppose tonight, but they are linked by their connections to... Read more

Omar Bongo Dies

Omar Bongo Ondimba (30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009), born Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon from 1967 to... Read more

Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz take part in NOH8

Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz are keeping their mouths shut for gay marriage. The couple are the latest celebs to take part in NOH8, a... Read more

Seventeen bodies have been recovered from Air France Flight 447 debris, according to Brazilian military authorities

Seventeen bodies have been recovered from last week's crash of an Air France jetliner off the South American coast, according to Brazil's... Read more

Thomas R. Frieden Becomes Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., today became the 16th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator for the... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Cleveland Indians, 3-2

CLEVELAND—Tim Wakefield walked to his locker and found a strange new nameplate above it: 2777. It wasn't the age of the veteran right-hander,... Read more

BP CEO Scheduled to Appear Before Congress to Answer for Gulf Oil Spill

Battered BP CEO, Tony Hayward, has been summoned to testify before U.S. lawmakers next week, according to a letter released Tuesday. The... Read more

BP Chief Operating Officer Announces Gulf Oil Spill Soon Down to "Trickle"

On a day when skepticism about BP's oil-cleaning ways is at a high pitch, take this for what it's worth: The company tells AP that the gushing oil... Read more

Detroit Tigers defeat Chicago White Sox, 7-2

One of them has to go. It's time for White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to step in and decide which. The struggle between general manager Ken... Read more

Los Angeles Lakers defeat Boston Celtics, 91-84

Paul Pierce was not planning on returning to his Los Angeles roots until after the playoffs ended, but he will have to revise his plans, provided... Read more