Science on the 8th of April 1838 in history

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Date	Type	Text
08 Apr 1838 Isambard Kingdom Brunel	science	Isambard Kingdom Brunel (technology) Isambard Kingdom Brunel's paddle steamer SS Great Western (1838) makes the Transatlantic Crossing to New York from Avonmouth, England, in fifteen days, inaugurating a regular steamship service.	0
08 Apr 1838 Ferdinand von Zeppelin	science	birth Ferdinand von Zeppelin Ferdinand von Zeppelin (died 1917), founder of the Zeppelin airship company.	0

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