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May 8, 1997 Tea Leoni and David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village May 8, 1996 New York Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 May 8, 1996 South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution May 8, 1994 "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances May 8, 1994 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes May 8, 1994 Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game May 8, 1994 Ernesto Perez Balladares elected president of Panama May 8, 1994 Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica May 8, 1994 Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic May 8, 1994 President Clinton announces U.S. will no longer repatriate boat people May 8, 1993 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware May 8, 1993 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title May 8, 1993 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride May 8, 1991 CIA director William H. Webster resigns May 8, 1990 Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway May 8, 1989 Paul McCartney releases "My Brave Face" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey" May 8, 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-30 lands May 8, 1988 "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 46 performances May 8, 1988 Francois Mitterrand elected president of France May 8, 1988 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic May 8, 1988 Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St. in New York City May 8, 1988 Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils May 8, 1987 Gary Hart quits democratic presidential race due to Donna Rice affair May 8, 1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win May 8, 1985 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 8, 1984 Chicago White Sox beat Milw Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (completed 5/9) May 8, 1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 8, 1984 Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles May 8, 1984 Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed May 8, 1984 U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics May 8, 1983 Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament May 8, 1982 Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT)-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead May 8, 1981 Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, 1 short of record May 8, 1980 Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game May 8, 1980 World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated May 8, 1979 Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3 May 8, 1978 ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30" May 8, 1978 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament May 8, 1977 David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings May 8, 1977 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic May 8, 1976 "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 7 performances May 8, 1974 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted May 8, 1974 Canada government of Trudeau falls May 8, 1974 FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II May 8, 1973 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager May 8, 1973 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender May 8, 1972 Sabena aircraft at Lod Intl, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians May 8, 1971 "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 5 performances May 8, 1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden May 8, 1970 Beatles release "Let it Be" album May 8, 1970 Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street May 8, 1970 NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99 May 8, 1969 Cambodia recognizes German DR May 8, 1969 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Sacra Ritum Congregation May 8, 1968 Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0) May 8, 1968 Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner) May 8, 1967 Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army May 8, 1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open May 8, 1966 Last game at old Busch stadium, St. Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF May 8, 1966 Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) May 8, 1965 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7") May 8, 1963 "Dr. No" premieres in U.S. May 8, 1963 John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression May 8, 1962 "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances May 8, 1962 1st Atlas Centaur Launch May 8, 1962 London trolley buses go out of service May 8, 1961 1st practical sea water conversion plant - Freeport, Texas May 8, 1961 Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington May 8, 1960 U.S.S.R. and Cuba resume diplomatic relations May 8, 1960 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open May 8, 1959 3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore May 8, 1958 President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock May 8, 1958 Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru May 8, 1956 John Osbornes "Look Back in Anger," premieres in London May 8, 1954 1st shot-put over 60' (18.29 m)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, CA May 8, 1953 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting May 8, 1952 "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances May 8, 1952 "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 4 performances May 8, 1952 Mad Magazine debuts May 8, 1951 Dacron men's suits introduced May 8, 1951 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak May 8, 1950 Chiang Kai-shek asks U.S. for weapons May 8, 1949 West German constitution approved May 8, 1948 Bradman scores 146 Aust vs. Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours May 8, 1947 A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon May 8, 1946 Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game May 8, 1945 Canadian troops move into Amsterdam May 8, 1945 Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet May 8, 1945 Gen Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov May 8, 1945 V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe May 8, 1944 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death May 8, 1944 U-575 sinks Asphodel May 8, 1943 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 May 8, 1943 Adm Cunningham of British fleet: "Sink, burn and destroy; let nothing pass" May 8, 1942 Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea May 8, 1942 German summer offensive opens in Crimea May 8, 1942 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund May 8, 1941 German Q-ship Pinguin sinks in Indian Ocean May 8, 1938 Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks," premieres in Washington, D.C. May 8, 1937 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2 May 8, 1936 Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track May 8, 1935 Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Phils 15-4 May 8, 1931 Operette "Land of Smiles," premieres in London May 8, 1929 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway May 8, 1929 New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pirates, 11-0 May 8, 1926 1st flight over North Pole by Bennett and Byrd May 8, 1926 A Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters May 8, 1926 Fire breaks out in Fenway Park May 8, 1925 51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59 May 8, 1925 French colonial army beats Rifkabylen in Morocco May 8, 1924 Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231," premieres May 8, 1924 Memel territories given to Lithuania May 8, 1924 Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut May 8, 1923 Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116* vs. Somerset at Bath May 8, 1921 Sweden abolished capital punishment May 8, 1920 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09 May 8, 1919 1st transatlantic flight take-off by a Navy seaplane May 8, 1919 Appingedam soccer team forms May 8, 1916 German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes May 8, 1915 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4 May 8, 1909 Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) May 8, 1909 Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) May 8, 1907 Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0 May 8, 1907 Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title May 8, 1906 Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 HRs May 8, 1902 Mt. Pelee erupts, wipes out St. Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 May 8, 1901 In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4 May 8, 1900 250 grave robbers shot to death May 8, 1900 John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals May 8, 1897 22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51 May 8, 1896 Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire May 8, 1895 China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki May 8, 1886 Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta sells 1st Coca-Coke (contained cocaine) May 8, 1885 Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge, Avon, Engl May 8, 1882 David Belasco's "La Belle Russe," premieres in New York City May 8, 1881 Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch May 8, 1879 George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile May 8, 1878 1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines May 8, 1877 1st Westminster Dog Show held May 8, 1871 English - U.S. treaty ends Alabama dispute May 8, 1866 Australian Rules Football is created May 8, 1864 Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway bridge Virginia (Drewry's Bluff) May 8, 1864 Atlanta Campaign: Sever fighting near Dalton May 8, 1864 Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) May 8, 1863 Confederacion Granadina becomes Estados Unidos de Colombia May 8, 1862 Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va May 8, 1861 Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy May 8, 1858 John Brown holds antislavery convention May 8, 1847 Robert Thompson patents rubber tire May 8, 1846 1st major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto Texas May 8, 1842 Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die May 8, 1840 Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process May 8, 1834 Charles Darwin's expedition returns to the Beagle May 8, 1834 Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium May 8, 1823 "Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) May 8, 1794 U.S. Post Office established May 8, 1792 British Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt. Rainier, Washington May 8, 1792 U.S. establishes military draft May 8, 1784 Only known deaths by hailstones in U.S. in Winnsborough, South Carolina May 8, 1741 France and Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg May 8, 1721 Michelangiolo dei Conti replaces Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII May 8, 1660 English parliament asks King Charles II to resigns May 8, 1639 William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island May 8, 1624 Hung king Bethlen Gabor and emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna May 8, 1541 Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River May 8, 1450 Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI May 8, 1429 French troops under Joan of Arc rescues Orleans May 8, 1360 Treaty of Bretigny signed by English and French May 8, 685 St. Benedict II ends his reign as Catholic Pope May 8, 615 St. Boniface IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope May 8, 535 John II ends his reign as Catholic Pope |