May 8
From Multiversal Omnipedia
- 1660: Real World - The new English Parliament declares Prince Charles the new king of England, Charles II. Charles begins travelling home to London.
- 1945: Real World - V-E Day- Nazi Germany officially surrenders, and World War II ends in Europe.
- 1973: Real World - The American Indian activists at Wounded Knee surrender to authorities.
- 1984: Real World - The Soviet Union boycotts the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, in reaction to the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
- 1985: Real World - Coca-Cola makes an infamous mistake when it changes the formula for its name-brand soft drink.
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