Today in History: May 8, Allies celebrate Nazi surrender in World War II
In 1846, US forces led by General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces near modern-day Brownsville, Texas, in the first major battle of the Mexican-American War.
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In 1886, the first serving of Coca-Cola, which contained cocaine, was sold at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Ga. (The drink became fully cocaine-free in 1929.)
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced in a radio address that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered, stating that 'the flags of freedom fly all over Europe' on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.
In 1973, members of the American Indian Movement and the Oglala Lakota tribe, who had occupied the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks, surrendered to federal authorities.
In 1978, David R. Berkowitz pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom to murder, attempted murder, and assault in connection with the 'Son of Sam' shootings that claimed six lives and terrified New Yorkers. (Berkowitz was sentenced to six consecutive life prison terms.)
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In 1984, the Soviet Union announced it would boycott the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
In 2020, US unemployment surged to 14.7 percent, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Great Depression; the government reported that more than 20 million Americans had lost their jobs in April amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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