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What happened in history on this day: May 8?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On May 8 in ...
- 1985 - Atari launches the Atari 520ST personal computer. "ST" stands for 16 ("S") and 32 ("T").
- 1985 - Kaypro introduces a slimmed-down version of its Kaypro 2861 computer, compatible with the IBM AT, for US$2995.
- 1997 - Apple Computer introduces the PowerBook 2400c notebook computer. It features 180 MHz PowerPC 603e processor, 1.3 GB hard drive, 10.4-inch active-matrix color display, two PC Card slots. Weight is 4.4 pounds; price is to be about US$3500. Availability is end of May in Japan, and end of July in the US.
- 2011 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse appear.
- 1988 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Splash, Too part two.
- 2000 - Walt Disney World hosts the Global Children's Summit for The Millenium Dreamers over three days. 2000 students from around the world are selected to participate based on achievements.
- 2011 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character tells about watching the Finding Nemo movie, watching a chapter where Nemo loses his mother.
- 2011 - The ABC TV network airs the last Brothers & Sisters TV show.
- 1941 - British corvette HMS Aubretia and destroyers HMS Bulldog and HMS Broadway capture German submarine U-110 off Iceland. An Enigma encoding machine is captured, and captain Fritz-Julius Lemp (responsible for sinking passenger liner Athenia at start of war) is taken prisoner.
- 1941 - (evening) British Bomber Command sends 359 aircraft against targets in the Hamburg-Bremen area of Germany.
- 1941 - (evening) German planes make a seventh consecutive night bombing of Liverpool, England. Over the seven days, 870 tonnes of high explosive and 112,000 incendiary bombs were dropped on the important port city. 4,000 residents died.
- 1942 - (0815 hours) American aircraft locate the carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku in the Coral Sea.
- 1942 - (0815 hours) Japanese aircraft locate the carriers Lexington and Saratoga.
- 1942 - (0900 to 0925 hours) Japanese and American carriers launch planes against each other.
- 1942 - (1057 hours) American plane attacks on carrier Shokaku inflict serious damage.
- 1942 - (1118 hours) Japanese planes attack carriers Yorktown and Lexington.
- 1942 - (1120 hours) American aircraft carrier Lexington is struck by a torpedo.
- 1942 - German General Erich von Manstein's army launches a thrust into the Kerch peninsula of the Crimea, shattering three Russian armies, capturing 169,000 prisoners.
- 1942 - (1247 hours) Lexington is rocked by a large explosion.
- 1942 - (1300 hours) Takagi sends carrier Shokaku to Truk.
- 1942 - (1710 hours) American aircraft carrier Lexington is abandoned.
- 1942 - (1956 hours) Lexington is struck again by a torpedo.
- 1942 - Submarine U-588 torpedoes Newfoundland-registered merchant ship Kitty's Brook off Cape Sable in the Atlantic Ocean. Nine die.
- 1943 - German submarine U-663 under commander Heinrich Schmid is lost with all hands (49 dead).
- 1944 - Supreme Commander of Operation Overlord Dwight Eisenhower tentatively sets June 5 as D-Day for the invasion of Europe.
- 1945 - (midnight) Every shore and ship battery of the US at Okinawa, Japan, fires one shell on a Japanese target, indicating German surrender, that Japan now stands alone.
- 1945 - (0130 hours) The German commander in Prague issues orders for German units to cease fighting.
- 1945 - (1010 hours Egypt time) German forces in the Dodecanese Islands surrender to the British on Symi Island, effective 1300 hours Greenwich time.
- 1945 - The Soviet Tass news agency reports that a Russian general stated that the body of Adolf Hitler has been found in the ruins of Berlin.
- 1945 - The Canadian Army formally arrests Arthur Seyss-Inquart, former German commander of the Netherlands.
- 1945 - US Secretary of Treasury announces the US cost of the war so far is US$275 billion.
- 1945 - US B-29 bombers make an 18th bombing raid on Kyushu airfields and industrial areas. All planes return to bases in the Mariana Islands.
- 1945 - The US announces that the US 7th Army near Strobl, east of Salzburg, has liberated Belgian King Leopold III and family and staff.
- 1945 - Czechoslovak-controlled Prague radio announces Germans in Prague and Bohemia have accepted unconditional surrender.
- 1945 - Soviet forces of the First Ukrainian Army capture Dresden, Germany, and sixteen other German towns.
- 1945 - The Yugoslav Army of National Liberation captures the Croatian city of Zagreb.
- 1945 - The Canadian navy ceases fighting German forces.
- 1945 - Brazil issues five stamps marking victory in Europe.
- 1945 - In Berchtesgaden, Germany, the German 82nd corps of about 3300 troops surrenders to the US 101st Airborne Division.
- 1945 - (0900 hours US Eastern War Time) In Washington, D.C., US President Harry Truman officially announces the unconditional surrender of Germany. He then calls on Japan to surrender unconditionally, or face "utter destruction".
- 1945 - (1500 hours London time) In London, England, Prime Minister Winston Churchill formally proclaims an end to war in Europe.
- 1945 - (1925 hours) A cease fire is ordered in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
- 1946 - Fifteen French colonies issue a common postage stamp celebrating the European victory of Allied Nations.
- 1965 - Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 20th anniversary of the victory over Fascism.
- 1970 - France issues a postage stamp marking the 25th anniversary of the entry of French troops in Berlin.
- 1970 - Norway issues two postage stamps marking the 25th anniversary of liberation from German occupation.
- 1970 - The USSR issues a postage stamp marking the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
- 1970 - The USSR issues six postage stamps marking the 25th anniversary of victory in the war.
- 1975 - Brazil issues a postage stamp marking the 30th anniversary of victory in Europe, and honoring veterans of the war.
- 1984 - France issues two postage stamps marking the 40th anniversary of liberation.
- 1985 - France issues two postage stamps marking the 40th anniversary of liberation.
- 1985 - Luxembourg issues four postage stamps marking the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1992 - Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea.
- 1995 - Ascension Island issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Barbados issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Belize issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - The British Indian Ocean Territory issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Cayman Islands issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Cyprus issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps.
- 1995 - The Falkland Islands issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Fiji issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - France issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
- 1995 - Gibraltar issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of VE Day.
- 1995 - Grenada issues sixteen postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
- 1995 - Grenada Grenadines issues sixteen postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of VE Day.
- 1995 - Isle of Man issues eight postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of VE Day.
- 1995 - Liberia issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of VE Day.
- 1995 - Mauritius issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Monaco issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of concentration camps.
- 1995 - Norway issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - St. Helena issues nine postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - St. Kitts issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Saint Lucia issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - St. Vincent issues sixteen postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of VE Day.
- 1995 - St. Vincent issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Yalta Conference.
- 1995 - The Solomon Islands issues five postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Uzbekistan issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 2005 - Gibraltar issues four postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of V-E Day.
- 1990 - Lewis Galoob Toys introduces the Game Genie cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Game Genie allows players of Nintendo Entertainment System games to make them easier to play.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A mom asks her son "Do you want to go to the video arcade?".
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child plays a Game Boy while getting his hair cut.
- 2006 - At a press conference in Los Angeles before the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony announces the PlayStation 3, with motion-sensing Bluetooth wireless Sixaxis controller and Blu-Ray high-definition DVD player. Prices are US$499 with 20 GB hard drive, and US$599 with 60 GB hard drive, Wi-Fi wireless, and HDMI video output. Release date is set at November 11 for Japan and November 17 for the USA.
- 2007 - Electronic Arts releases the Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1981 - Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin resigns, over a dispute within the coalition government on when and how to begin lowering income tax rates.
- 1792 - US Congress approves copper purchase for coinage, and outlaws private copper coinage.
- 1849 - The US Mint strikes first gold dollars.
- 2008 - H.R. 5512 "The Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008" passes the House of Representatives. The bill proposes changing the 1-cent and 5-cent coins to a core of steel.
- 1866 - Australian Rules Football is created.
- 1878 - Paul Hines makes baseball's first unassisted triple play.
- 1896 - Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire.
- 1897 - 22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51.25.
- 1901 - In their long-delayed American League home opener, Boston Americans defeats Philadelphia Athletics 12-4.
- 1906 - Philadelphia Athletics' pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits two homeruns.
- 1907 - Boston Red Sox' pitcher Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 6-0.
- 1907 - Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1909 - Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6).
- 1915 - 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4.
- 1920 - 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09.
- 1923 - Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116 versus Somerset at Bath.
- 1925 - 51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59.
- 1935 - Cincinnati Reds' Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th innings, beating Philadelphia Phillies 15-4.
- 1936 - Jockey Ralph Neves is unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall; his wife faints when he returns to the track.
- 1937 - 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins in 2:03.2.
- 1942 - First twilight game in 24 years, the Brooklyn Dodgers top New York Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund.
- 1943 - 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4.
- 1946 - Boston Red Sox' player Johnny Pesky scores six runs in one game.
- 1947 - A movement among Saint Louis Cardinals' players to protest its first meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon.
- 1948 - Donald Bradman scores 146 Australia versus Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours.
- 1954 - First shot-put over 60 feet (18.29 metre)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 1960 - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 1965 - First shot put over 70 feet (Randy Matson 70 feet 7 inches).
- 1966 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open.
- 1966 - Last game at old Busch Stadium, Saint Louis Cardinals lose 10-5 to San Francisco Giants.
- 1966 - Baltimore Orioles' outfielder Frank Robinson hits the first ball ever completely out of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, travelling 541 feet.
- 1968 - Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland Athletics pitches perfect game vs Minnesota Twins (4-0).
- 1970 - NBA championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 113-99.
- 1971 - Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden, New York.
- 1974 - FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II.
- 1977 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
- 1978 - Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament.
- 1980 - Buffalo Sabres take only 15 shots, New York Islanders 22, in a playoff game.
- 1981 - Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, one short of record.
- 1983 - Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament.
- 1984 - The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
- 1984 - Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett debuts with four singles.
- 1988 - Amateur referees work New Jersey Devils-Boston Bruins playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by the Devils.
- 1988 - Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic.
- 1993 - ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware.
- 1993 - Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1994 - Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) first game.
- 1994 - Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
- 1996 - New York Yankees' pitcher Dwight Gooden wins his first American League game beating Detroit Tigers 10-3.
- 1999 - Jimmy Glass scores the goal that keeps Carlisle United in the Football League.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Miami Marlins by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Washington Nationals by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Oakland Athletics by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: New York Yankees beats Texas Rangers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Texas Rangers beats New York Yankees by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 9-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Kansas City Royals beats Baltimore Orioles by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Baltimore Orioles beats Kansas City Royals by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Philadelphia Phillies beats New York Mets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Boston Red Sox by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 4: Los Angeles Kings beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-0, series tied 2-2.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 4: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 7-3, series tied 2-2.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 4: Saint Louis Blues beats Minnesota Wild by score 5-2, series tied 2-2.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 4: Boston Bruins beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 5-2, series tied 2-2.
- 2022 - Jo Schoonbroodt of Maastricht, Netherlands, age 71, completes running a marathon race in a time of 2 hours 54 minutes 19 seconds, to become the fastest septuagenarian in history.
- 1962 - First Atlas Centaur Launch.
- 1989 - US space shuttle STS-30 lands.
- 2023 - An uncrewed PRoChinese spacecraft touches down at a spaceport in the Gobi desert. The secret mission was launched nine months earlier.
- 1784 - Only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough, South Carolina).
- 1784 - Only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough, South Carolina).
- 1792 - US establishes military draft.
- 1792 - US Congress approves copper purchase for coinage, and outlaws private copper coinage.
- 1792 - Congress extends redemption of Continental Currency to March 7, 1793.
- 1820 - The US National Botanic Garden is established.
- 1846 - First major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto, Texas. American brigadier general Zachary Talyor's army defeats a much larger Mexican force.
- 1862 - Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell, Virginia.
- 1864 - James Samuel Wadsworth, General-Major (USA), dies in battle at age 56.
- 1864 - Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway Bridge, Virginia (Drewry's Bluff).
- 1864 - Atlanta Campaign: severe fighting near Dalton.
- 1864 - Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill).
- 1869 - First American transcontinental train departs from Sacramento, California.
- 1871 - English-US treaty ends Alabama dispute.
- 1886 - In Atlanta, Georgia, USA, pharmacist (Jacob's Pharmacy) Dr John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage he calls "Coca Cola" (containing cocaine).
- 1914 - Paramount Pictures is formed.
- 1914 - US Congress approves a resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
- 1919 - First transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane.
- 1942 - Battle of Coral Sea ends; American aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack.
- 1944 - First eye bank opens (New York City).
- 1945 - Chinese counter-attack at Tsjangte, supports by US 14th air fleet.
- 1945 - US Secretary of Treasury announces the US cost of the war so far is US$275 billion.
- 1945 - (0900 hours US Eastern War Time) In Washington, D.C., US President Harry Truman officially announces the unconditional surrender of Germany. He then calls on Japan to surrender unconditionally, or face "utter destruction".
- 1950 - China's Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons.
- 1951 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
- 1952 - Mad Magazine debuts.
- 1958 - US Vice President Richard Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru.
- 1961 - First practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport, Texas, USA.
- 1961 - Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington.
- 1963 - US President John Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression.
- 1970 - Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street.
- 1973 - Indians surrender after holding South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks.
- 1974 - George P. Shultz's term as Treasury Secretary of the US ends.
- 1974 - William E. Simon takes office as US Treasury secretary.
- 1976 - The first steel coaster with a vertical flip opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
- 1977 - David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings.
- 1984 - The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
- 1985 - 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win.
- 1987 - U.S. Senator Gary Hart drops out of the running for the Democratic presidential nomination, amid allegations of an extramarital affair with Donna Rice.
- 1991 - US Central Intelligence Agency director William H Webster resigns.
- 1993 - Sixteen-year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a three hour ride.
- 1994 - US President Bill Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people.
- 1999 - Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Military College of South Carolina.
- 2008 - H.R. 5512 "The Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008" passes the House of Representatives. The bill proposes changing the 1-cent and 5-cent coins to a core of steel.
- 2009 - Fannie Mae, the largest provider of U.S. home mortgage funding, reports a US$23.2 billion loss in the first quarter, and seeks US$19 billion in additional funding from the US Treasury.
- 2018 - U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intention to withdraw the United States from the Iranian nuclear agreement.
Other history:
- 1902 - Mount Pelée erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000.
- 1984 - USSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
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