A bit of May 8th history…
1835 - 1st installment of Hans Christian Anderson’s “Fairy Tales” published
1858 - John Brown holds anti-slavery convention
1877 - 1st Westminster Dog Show
1886 - Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta sells 1st Coca-Cola (contained cocaine) (pictured)
1980 - World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated
May 08, 2021 at 05:00AM