History for May 8

History for May 8 - On-This-Day.com
Jean Henri Dunant 1828, Oscar Hammerstein 1847, Harry S. Truman (U.S.) 1884 - 33rd president of the United States


Don Rickles 1926 - Comedian, Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson) 1940 - Musician, Peter Benchley 1940


1794 - The United States Post Office was established.


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.


1945 - U.S. President Harry Truman announced that World War II had ended in Europe.


1956 - Alfred E. Neuman appeared on the cover of "Mad Magazine" for the first time.


1959 - Mike and Marian Ilitch founded "Little Caesars Pizza Treat".


1961 - New Yorkers selected a new name for their new National League baseball franchise. They chose the Mets.


1985 - "New Coke" was released to the public on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola.