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Birthday May 08, 1737 Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) |
Birthday May 08, 1786 Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry |
Birthday May 08, 1824 William Walker, filibuster, president of Nicaragua (1856-57) |
Birthday May 08, 1828 Henri Dunant, of Switzerland, founded Red Cross, YMCA (Nobel 1901) |
Birthday May 08, 1829 Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1st internationally recognized US pianist |
Birthday May 08, 1884 Harry S. Truman is born |
Birthday May 08, 1884 Harry S Truman, 32nd President (1945-1949) |
Birthday May 08, 1895 Jose G¢mez (Joselito el Gallo), bullfighter |
Birthday May 08, 1895 Fulton J Sheen, bishop |
Birthday May 08, 1920 Sloan Wilson, American novelist |
Birthday May 08, 1926 David Attenborough, Environmentalist |
Birthday May 08, 1926 Don Rickles, comedian |
Birthday May 08, 1928 Theodore Sorenson, former presidential advisor |
Birthday May 08, 1930 Doug Atkins, NFL defensive end (Cleveland, Chicago, New Orleans) |
Birthday May 08, 1930 Gary Snyder, beat poet (Rip Rap and Cold Mountain Poems) |
Birthday May 08, 1935 Salome Jens, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Birthday May 08, 1937 Sen Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz |
Birthday May 08, 1940 Peter Benchley, author (Jaws, The Deep) |
Birthday May 08, 1940 Ricky Nelson, rock star (Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party) |
Birthday May 08, 1942 Angel Cordero, Jockey |
Birthday May 08, 1943 Toni Tennille, only female Beachboy in Montgomery Ala |
Birthday May 08, 1964 Melissa Gilbert, LA |
History May 08, 1541 Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River |
History May 08, 1541 De Soto reaches the Mississippi |
History May 08, 1792 Militia Act establishes conscription under federal law |
History May 08, 1792 British Capt George Vancouver sights - names Mt Rainier - Wash |
History May 08, 1846 1st major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto Texas |
History May 08, 1846 Zachary Taylor fights the Battle of Palo Alto |
History May 08, 1864 Lee beats Grant to Spotsylvania |
History May 08, 1886 Atlanta pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents Coca Cola |
History May 08, 1899 Yeats' The Countess Cathleen opens at the Irish Literary Theatre |
History May 08, 1902 Mt Pel‚e erupts - wipes out St Pierre - Martinique |
History May 08, 1919 New celebration of Armistice Day proposed |
History May 08, 1926 1st flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd) |
History May 08, 1942 Battle of Coral Sea ends |
History May 08, 1945 Victory in Europe |
History May 08, 1945 VE Day - Germany surrendered - WW II ends in Europe |
History May 08, 1946 Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game |
History May 08, 1950 Flash floods in Nebraska kill 23 |
History May 08, 1951 Dacron men's suits introduced |
History May 08, 1954 1st shot-put over 60 feet - Parry O'Brien - Los Angeles - Ca |
History May 08, 1956 Henry Ford II leaves post at Ford Foundation |
History May 08, 1958 VP Nixon was shoved stoned booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru |
History May 08, 1961 Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal - Washington |
History May 08, 1961 1st practical sea water conversion plant - Freeport Texas |
History May 08, 1963 Sean Connery stars in his first Bond movie, Dr. No |
History May 08, 1968 Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins |
History May 08, 1970 Knicks beat Lakers for NBA title |
History May 08, 1970 Beatles release "Let it Be" album |
History May 08, 1970 Knicks beat Lakers for basketball championship |
History May 08, 1970 Nixon defends invasion of Cambodia |
History May 08, 1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Sq Garden |
History May 08, 1972 Mining of North Vietnamese harbors is announced |
History May 08, 1973 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks surrendered |
History May 08, 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee ends |
History May 08, 1976 The theme song from Welcome Back, Kotter is the #1 song in America |
History May 08, 1980 Sabres only take 15 shots - Islanders - 22 in a playoff |
History May 08, 1981 Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out - 1 short of record |
History May 08, 1982 Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT) - Stanley Cup- Isles hold 1-0 lead |
History May 08, 1984 USSR announces it would not participate in LA Summer Olympics |
History May 08, 1984 Soviets to boycott L.A. Olympics |
History May 08, 1984 Soviets announce boycott of 1984 Olympics |
History May 08, 1988 Woman convicted for tampering with Excedrin |
History May 08, 2010 Betty White becomes oldest Saturday Night Live host |