History for May 8 - On-This-Day.com
Oscar Hammerstein 1847, Harry S. Truman (U.S.) 1884 - 33rd president of the United States, Bishop Fulton Sheen 1895
Don Rickles 1926 - Comedian, Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson) 1940 - Musician, James Mitchum 1941
1794 - Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine. He was the French chemist that discovered oxygen.
1886 - Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invented what would later be called "Coca-Cola."
1985 - "New Coke" was released to the public on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola.
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