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On This Day May 8 1975 and World War II note
Highlights mark the date with Truman’s Europe victory announcement in 1945 and various historical events from 1941 to 1975. The piece mentions de Soto’s Mississippi River discovery near Memphis, Palo Alto battle, Truman’s birth, Coral Sea, Nixon and Trudeau events, and a Caracas ceremony honoring the Shah of Iran by President Perez.
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