Today in History
Listings for Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Birthdays:
- 1737 Edward Gibbon, historian, "The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire"
- 1828 Henri Dunant, founded Red Cross, YMCA.
- 1829 Louis Moreau Gottschalk, first great US pianist.
- 1884 Harry S. Truman, 32nd President
- 1895 Bishop Fulton Sheen
- 1926 Don Rickles
- 1940 Peter Benchley
- 1940 Rick Nelson
- 1943 Toni Tennille
- 1964 Melissa Gilbert
Events:
- 1541 Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River.
- 1945 Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe.
That's all for today.
