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Gravdigr · 05-08-2016, 01:16 PM

Onward then...

May 8, 1794 - French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, branded a traitor, is tried, convicted, and guillotined all on the same day.

1861 - Richmond, Virginia is named capital of The Confederate States of America.

1877 - The first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is held at Gilmore's Gardens, in New York, New York.

1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.

1902 – In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.

1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.

1919 – Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.

1927 – Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.

1933 – Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast.

1941 – The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby.

1945 - Victory In Europe Day (V-E Day) combat ends in Europe.

Thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1973 – A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.

1976 – The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

1978 – The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.

1980 – The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.

1984 – The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The Thames Barrier is officially opened.

Births

1720 – William Cavendish; 1847 – Oscar Hammerstein I; 1884 – Harry S. Truman; 1895 – Fulton J. Sheen; 1906 – Roberto Rossellini; 1911 – Robert Johnson; 1919 – Lex Barker; 1926 – David Attenborough, Don Rickles; 1937 – Thomas Pynchon; 1940 – Peter Benchley, Ricky Nelson, Toni Tennille (Capt & Tennille); 1941 – James Traficant; 1943 – Paul Samwell-Smith; 1944 – Gary Glitter, Bill Legend; 1950 – Robert Mugge; 1953 – Billy Burnette, Alex Van Halen; 1955 – Stephen Furst ('Flounder' from "Animal House"); 1956 – Jeff Wincott; 1957 – Bill Cowher; 1958 – Lovie Smith; 1960 – Eric Brittingham; 1961 – Bill de Blasio; 1964 – Bobby Labonte; 1973 – Marcus Brigstocke; 1975 – Enrique Iglesias; 1977 – Joe Bonamassa

Deaths

1794 – Antoine Lavoisier; 1880 – Gustave Flaubert; 1903 – Paul Gauguin; 1947 – Harry Gordon Selfridge; 1982 – Neil Bogart, Gilles Villeneuve; 1984 – Lila Bell Wallace (co-founded Reader's Digest); 1985 – Karl Marx; 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein; 1994 – George Peppard; 1999 – Dirk Bogarde; 1999 – Dana Plato ("Diff'rent Strokes"); 2008 – Eddy Arnold; 2012 – Maurice Sendak; 2013 – Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor on "The Young and the Restless"); 2014 – Roger L. Easton (co-inventor of GPS)

05-08-2016, 01:16 PM	#52
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Onward then... May 8, 1794 - French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, branded a traitor, is tried, convicted, and guillotined all on the same day. 1861 - Richmond, Virginia is named capital of The Confederate States of America. 1877 - The first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is held at Gilmore's Gardens, in New York, New York. 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine. 1902 – In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast. 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded. 1919 – Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I. 1927 – Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane. 1933 – Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast. 1941 – The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby. 1945 - Victory In Europe Day (V-E Day) combat ends in Europe. Thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1973 – A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. 1976 – The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. 1978 – The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. 1980 – The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. 1984 – The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Thames Barrier is officially opened. Births 1720 – William Cavendish; 1847 – Oscar Hammerstein I; 1884 – Harry S. Truman; 1895 – Fulton J. Sheen; 1906 – Roberto Rossellini; 1911 – Robert Johnson; 1919 – Lex Barker; 1926 – David Attenborough, Don Rickles; 1937 – Thomas Pynchon; 1940 – Peter Benchley, Ricky Nelson, Toni Tennille (Capt & Tennille); 1941 – James Traficant; 1943 – Paul Samwell-Smith; 1944 – Gary Glitter, Bill Legend; 1950 – Robert Mugge; 1953 – Billy Burnette, Alex Van Halen; 1955 – Stephen Furst ('Flounder' from "Animal House"); 1956 – Jeff Wincott; 1957 – Bill Cowher; 1958 – Lovie Smith; 1960 – Eric Brittingham; 1961 – Bill de Blasio; 1964 – Bobby Labonte; 1973 – Marcus Brigstocke; 1975 – Enrique Iglesias; 1977 – Joe Bonamassa Deaths 1794 – Antoine Lavoisier; 1880 – Gustave Flaubert; 1903 – Paul Gauguin; 1947 – Harry Gordon Selfridge; 1982 – Neil Bogart, Gilles Villeneuve; 1984 – Lila Bell Wallace (co-founded Reader's Digest); 1985 – Karl Marx; 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein; 1994 – George Peppard; 1999 – Dirk Bogarde; 1999 – Dana Plato ("Diff'rent Strokes"); 2008 – Eddy Arnold; 2012 – Maurice Sendak; 2013 – Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor on "The Young and the Restless"); 2014 – Roger L. Easton (co-inventor of GPS) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.