On this day of 8th May, in the year 1886 Pharmacist John Pemberton - TopicsExpress



          

On this day of 8th May, in the year 1886 Pharmacist John Pemberton first sold a carbonated beverage named Coca-Cola as a patent medicine. On this same day, in the year 1933 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi began a 21-day fast in protest against the British rule in India. This day will always be remembered for the dissolution and surrender of Nazi Germany and all its forces in the year 1945. In the year 1980 on this day the eradication of smallpox was endorsed by the World Health Organization. On 8th May 1984 the Soviet Union announced that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 10:32:21 +0000

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