The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping.
Author: Staff
8 April 1970
Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school (Bahr el-Baqar). 46 children are killed.
7 April 1989
The Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway resulting in the death of 42 sailors.
6 April 1972
Easter Offensive during the Vietnam War with American forces beginning sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.