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May 8

4 sourced moments from May 8 in history: Coca-Cola is first sold at an Atlanta pharmacy (1886); Allied Nations Celebrate V-E Day (1945); Two climbers reached Everest's summit on lungs alone (1978), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on May 8

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1980 Human Body & Mind · Medicine & Disease

Smallpox is still the only human disease ever eradicated

Smallpox killed 300 million people in the 20th century before it was wiped out in 1980. Here is why no human disease has followed it.

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1978 Sports · Extreme Sports

Two climbers reached Everest's summit on lungs alone

Doctors said it was physically impossible. In 1978, Messner and Habeler did it anyway.

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1945 History · War & Conflict

Allied Nations Celebrate V-E Day

On a single spring day in 1945, jubilant crowds poured into streets worldwide as Nazi Germany's surrender ended the war in Europe.

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1886 Food & Drink · Beverages

Coca-Cola is first sold at an Atlanta pharmacy

A pharmacist's headache syrup, mixed with soda water, debuted at a nickel a glass and quietly launched a global brand.

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