On this day in History - April 8

1918 – World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City’s financial district.

1952 – U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.

2008 – The construction of the world’s first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.