A few of the events that changed lives and history on this day, May 8th: 1096 - Peter the Hermit and his army reached Hungary. They passed through without incident. 1450 - Jack Cades Rebellion-Kentishmen revolted against King Henry VI. 1541 - Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. He called it Rio de Espiritu Santo. 1794 - Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine. He was the French chemist that discovered oxygen. 1794 - The United States Post Office was established. 1846 - The first major battle of the Mexican War was fought. The battle occurred in Palo Alto, TX. 1847 - The rubber tire was patented by Robert W. Thompson. 1866 - Australian Rules Football was created 1878 - Paul Hines made baseballs first unassisted triple play 1879 - George Selden applied for the first automobile patent. 1886 - Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invented what would later be called Coca-Cola. 1904 - U.S. Marines landed in Tangier to protect the Belgian legation. 1909 - Chief Bender (Philadelphia Athletics) hit two inside the park home runs against Boston. 1914 - The U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution that designated the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day. 1915 - H.P. Whitneys Regret became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. 1915 - H.P. Whitneys Regret became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. 1919 - The first transatlantic flight took-off by a navy seaplane. 1921 - Sweden abolished capital punishment. 1933 - Gandhi began a hunger strike to protest British oppression in India. 1935 - Ernie Lombardi (Cincinnati Reds) hit four doubles on consecutive at-bats against four different Philadelphia pitchers. 1939 - Clay Puetts electric starting gate was used for the first time. 1941 - Anita O’Day recorded Let Me Off Uptown with Gene Krupa and his band. 1943 - The Germans suppressed a revolt by Polish Jews and destroyed the Warsaw Ghetto. 1945 - U.S. President Harry Truman announced that World War II had ended in Europe. 1954 - Parry OBrien became the first to toss a shot put over 60 feet. OBrien achieved a distance of 60 feet 5 1/4 inches. 1954 - Parry OBrien became the first to toss a shot put over 60 feet. OBrien achieved a distance of 60 feet 5 1/4 inches. 1956 - Alfred E. Neuman appeared on the cover of Mad Magazine for the first time. 1958 - U.S. President Eisenhower ordered the National Guard out of Little Rock as Ernest Green became the first black to graduate from an Arkansas public school. 1959 - Mike and Marian Ilitch founded Little Caesars Pizza Treat. 1960 - Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union resumed. 1961 - New Yorkers selected a new name for their new National League baseball franchise. They chose the Mets. 1961 - New Yorkers selected a new name for their new National League baseball franchise. They chose the Mets. 1966 - Frank Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) became the first player to hit a ball completely out of Clevelands Memorial Stadium. 1966 - The St. Louis Cardinals played their last game at Busch Stadium. They lost to San Francisco 10-5. 1967 - Muhammad Ali was indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army. 1970 - Construction workers broke up an anti-war protest on New York Citys Wall Street. 1970 - The New York Knicks won their first NBA title when they defeated Los Angeles in Game 7 of the Finals. 1970 - The Beatles album Let it Be was released. 1971 - Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali at New Yorks Madison Square Garden. 1972 - Billy Preston became the first rock performer to headline at Radio City Music Hall. 1973 - Militant American Indians who had held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrendered. 1973 - In Cincinnati, Ralph Miller, the last of the 19th century baseball players, died at the age of 100. 1977 - Olivia Newton-John made her New York City debut with a concert at the Metropolitan Opera House 1984 - The Soviet Union announced that they would not participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics Games in Los Angeles. 1984 - Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins) debuted with four singles. 1984 - The Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in 25 innings. The game was actually completed on May 9. 1984 - Joanie (Erin Moran) and Chachi (Scott Baio) got married on ABC-TVs Happy Days. 1985 - New Coke was released to the public on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola. 1986 - Reporters were told that 84,000 people had been evacuated from areas near the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Soviet Ukraine. 1988 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) completed the first round the playoffs with 226 points in five games against Cleveland 1990 - Tom Waits won $2.5 million when a Los Angeles court ruled that Frito-Lay unlawfully used a Waits sound alike in its Doritos ads. 1992 - Will Smith (the Fresh Prince) and songwriter Sheree Zampino were married. 1993 - Lennox Lewis defended his WBC heavyweight title for the first time. He was in a unanimous 12-round decision over Tony Tucker 1997 - Larry King received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 - Johnny Winter was inducted into Hollywoods Rock Walk. 1998 - A pipe burst leaving a million residents without water in Malaysias capital area. This added to four days of shortages that 2 million already faced. 1999 - The first female cadet graduated from The Citadel military college. 1999 - Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) hit his 361st home run. The feat tied him for 45th place on the all-time home run list with Joe DiMaggio. 2000 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 534 home run. He tied Jimmie Foxx for ninth place on the all-time home run list. 2000 - Jason and Jeremy Giambi (Oakland) became the 10th set of brothers to hit home runs in the same game. 2002 - It was announced that Mariah Carey had signed a deal that included her own label.
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