CLINTON SUSPENDS PRESIDENTIAL BID
June 8, 2008 - United States
Hilary Clinton decided to bow out of the Democratic presidential nomination race and endorsed Barack Obama for the candidacy. Clinton asked her supporters to put their full support behind Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee.
SIX DAY WAR
June 8, 1967 - Israel
During the Six-Day War, Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats attack the USS Liberty in international waters off Egypt's Gaza Strip.