Today in History

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>From Yahoo:

Today is Monday, May 8, the 129th day of 2000. There are 237 days left in
the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On May 8, 1945, President Truman announced in a radio address that World War
II had ended in Europe.

On this date:

In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River.

In 1846, the first major battle of the Mexican War was fought at Palo Alto,
Texas, resulting in victory for Gen. Zachary Taylor's forces.

In 1884, the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, was born
near Lamar, Mo.

In 1886, Atlanta pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invented the flavor syrup
for Coca-Cola.

In 1944, the first eye bank was established, in New York City.

In 1958, Vice President Nixon was shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by
anti-American protesters in Lima, Peru.

In 1970, construction workers broke up an anti-war protest on New York's
Wall Street.

In 1973, militant American Indians who had held the South Dakota hamlet of
Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrendered.

In 1978, David R. Berkowitz pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom to the
``Son of Sam'' killings that had terrified New Yorkers.

In 1987, Gary Hart, dogged by questions about his personal life, including
his relationship with Miami model Donna Rice, withdrew from the race for the
Democratic presidential nomination.

Ten years ago: One crewman was killed, 18 others injured in a fire aboard
the guided-missile destroyer USS Conyngham in the Atlantic, about 100 miles
southeast of Norfolk, Va.

Five years ago: Fifty years after Nazi Germany's capitulation in World War
II, leaders representing the victorious powers gathered in Berlin to
remember the dead and pledge peace for the future. A monster storm began
dumping 18 inches of rain on southeast Louisiana, flooding homes and killing
five people.

One year ago: NATO expressed regret for a mistaken attack on the Chinese
Embassy in Belgrade, but pledged to pursue the bombing campaign.
Demonstrators in Beijing threw rocks and smashed cars at the U.S. Embassy.
The Citadel, South Carolina's formerly all-male military school, graduated
its first female cadet, Nancy Ruth Mace. British actor Sir Dirk Bogarde died
in London at age 78.

Today's Birthdays: Comedian Don Rickles is 74. Environmentalist Sir David
Attenborough is 74. Author Peter Benchley is 60. Singer John Fred (John Fred
and His Playboy Band) is 59. Actor James Mitchum is 59. Jockey Hall-of-Famer
Angel Cordero Jr. is 58. Singer Toni Tennille is 57. Singer Philip Bailey
(Earth, Wind and Fire) is 49. Rock musician Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) is
49. Rock musician Billy Burnette is 47. Actor David Keith is 46. Actor
Stephen Furst is 46. Rock musician Alex Van Halen is 45. Actress Melissa
Gilbert is 36. Rock musician Dave Rowntree (Blur) is 36. Country musician
Del Gray is 32. Singer Enrique Iglesias is 25. Actress Julia Whelan (``Once
and Again'') is 15.
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