Historical Events In May - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1942 On this day in history german summer offensive opens in Crimea
1942 On this day in history hMS OLYMPUS, sunk off Malta Grand Harbour - German E-boat-laid mines. On passage with personnel from Malta to Gibraltar, including many of the crews of bombed submarines P.36 and P.39; few survivors
1942 Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea on this day in history.
1943 On May - 08 admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"
1943 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 on this day in history.
1943 Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on this day in history.
1943 On May - 08 admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"
1944 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death on May - 08.
1944 On May - 08 the first eye bank is established in New York City
1944 On May - 08 u-575 sinks Asphodel
1945 Canadian troops move into Amsterdam on this day in history.
1945 Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history general Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin
1945 In Berlin, the unconditional surrender is ratified, marking an end to twelve and a half years of the Nazi Third Reich on May - 08.
1945 Victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared on this day in history.
1946 The birth of Candice Bergen, American actress on this day in history.
1946 On May - 08 red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game
1947 On May - 08 a movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon
1948 On this day in history bradman scores 146 Australia vs Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours
1948 On this day in history bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours
1948 On May - 08 alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81
1949 On this day in history west German constitution approved
1950 On this day in history american General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea
1950 Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons on this day in history.
1950 On May - 08 franklin Dyall, dies at 76
1951 Dacron men's suits introduced and we live to regret it on May - 08.
1951 On May - 08 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
1951 On May - 08 dacron men's suits introduced
1951 On May - 08 margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40
1952 Mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the first issue, but mon garbaged it on this day in history.
1957 On May - 08 johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75
1958 On this day in history president Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock
1958 Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru on May - 08.
1958 Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on this day in history.
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