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On This Day in History

May 08

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? English Parliament proclaims King of England and invites him to return

? First installment of 's "Fairy Tales" is published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark

? China cedes to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki

? Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 people and leaving only two survivors

? V-E Day: World War II ends in Europe after Germany signs an ?

? World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated

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Nobody could expect to survive a fall from the 100-metre high Clifton Suspension Bridge. But one woman was saved on this day by her billowing skirt.