Talk:May 8

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May 8: Yom Ha'atzmaut in Israel (2008); Victory in Europe Day; World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 1429 – Siege of Orléans: French troops led by Joan of Arc lifted the English siege and turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War. 1541 – The expedition led by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. 1794 – French chemist and economist Antoine Lavoisier, a former royal tax collector with the Ferme Générale, was tried, convicted, and guillotined on the same day during the Reign of Terror. 1886 – In Atlanta, Georgia, American pharmacist John Pemberton first sold his carbonated beverage Coca-Cola as a patent medicine, claiming that it cured a number of diseases. 1945 – Most armed forces under German control ceased active operations by 23:01 hours CET at the end of World War II in Europe, in accordance with the capitulation documents signed by General Alfred Jodl (pictured) on behalf of Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz the day before. More events: May 7 – May 8 – May 9 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 06:57, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

Contents 1 E3 2 New Coke 3 external link... 4 Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otger 5 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 6 Julian of Norwich 7 villeneuve death

[edit] E3

Is Sony's "humiliation" at E3 in 2006 really a necessary addition ? Caciss 06:14, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I think both events listed under 2006 are trivial and should be removed. Neither meets the criteria outlined here. Fabricationary 06:16, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I removed both entries for 2006. Caciss 06:24, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I will second that, the E3 things need to be fixed again. 67.171.165.203 18:34, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Coke

Removed from article:

• 1985 - New Coke is released on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola.

I could not confirm this and the New Coke article gives an April date. --mav 23:12, 3 May 2004 (UTC)

[edit] external link...

Why can't this be an external link? thisdaythatyear.com/may/people8.htm ThisDayThatYear.com on May 8? Kingturtle 07:42, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

"Be careful when using 'this day in history'-type websites as a reference". RickK 08:06, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otger

The link in today's commemorations goes to St Lambert, where these saints are not even mentioned. Alpheus (talk) 10:30, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Removed. Don't be afraid to remove such items. If you make a mistake, someone will put it back. Be bold. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 15:18, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] World Red Cross Red Crescent Day

Why is it that World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is mentioned in the selected anniversaries box but isn't mentioned in the main text of the article itself? The Red Cross is mentioned under the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, but shouldn't there be a separate entry under holidays and observances? --Paul_012 ^(talk) 06:39, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Julian of Norwich

In May 2008, I added that this was the feast day of Julian of Norwich in both Anglican and Lutheran churches, but this has now been removed. Can some please explain why? If you go to the Wikipedia article Julian of Norwich, this is exactly what the article says. The date of May 13 is her commemoration day in Roman Catholicism; I recently corrected this for May 13. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 18:53, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

No, there's no mention of May 8 in that article, not not much mention of May 13. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 23:10, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] villeneuve death

why is it mentioned as an event as well as a death, when senna's may 1st is only in deaths? should there not be a standard form for these? im not sure about all the other deaths, but it needs to match from page to page imo. chocobogamer LOOK AT WHAT I DID 23:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. Except in exceptional circumstances (9/11?), deaths should only be listed in the #Deaths section, not in the #Events section. Thanks. 00:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)