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May 8th in History
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May 8th in History
1902
: The volcano Mount Pelee, in the Caribbean, erupts, killing 30,000 people
1911
: Iceland gives the vote to women
1933
: Gandhi, in India, begins a hunger strike in protest against the British
1945
: Victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared
1950
: American General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea
1984
: The USSR and Warsaw Pact countries announce they will boycott the Los Angeles Olympics
May 8th birthdays
1698
: Henry Baker, English naturalist
1884
: Harry S. Truman, 33rd US President
1926
: David Attenborough, English director
1940
: Peter Benchley, British Author
1946
: Candice Bergen, American actress