May 8th in History
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
