May 8th is a pretty interesting day in Human History...
1541 – Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it Río de Espíritu Santo.
1846 – Mexican–American War: The Battle of Palo Alto: Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
1861 – American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America.
1884 – Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States is born.
1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.
1919 – Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of World War I.
1942 – World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end. American carrier USS Lexington is lost but, the battle was still a strategic victory for the Allies. This battle halted Japan's advance and damaged several of their carriers, keeping those carriers from participating in The Battle of Midway about a month later.
1945 – World War II: V-E Day, combat ends in Europe when Nazi Germany's leader, Admiral Karl Dönitz of the Kriegsmarine, signs an unconditional surrender. President Truman would call this day his favorite birthday ever because of the war in Europe coming to an end.
1970 – The Beatles release Let It Be in the United States.
1976 – The rollercoaster Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
1980 – The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox, thanks to vaccines.
1994 - The Greater New Orleans area suffers the worst flooding not caused by a Hurricane in its history.
- Lord Publius
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