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May 8 Almanac Facts Highlight Historic Events
The page compiles notable dates and figures tied to May 8 across history and culture. It lists events from 1541 to 2003, including de Soto reaching the Mississippi, Palo Alto combat in 1846, Nixon protests in Lima, Wounded Knee surrender, Son of Sam case, and NATO expansion, followed by notable birthdays and a quotation from Lester Markel.
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Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
Palo Alto
Texas
U.S
Zachary Taylor
Richard Nixon
Lima
Peru
United States
New York
Wall Street
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
David R. Berkowitz
Brooklyn
Berkowitz
Soviet Union
Los Angeles
Gary Hart
Miami
Donna Rice
Bosnia-Herzegovina
South Africa
Senate
NATO
Bulgaria
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia