MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II (L) blesses new Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) during a church service for the health of Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin’s Annunciation Cathedral, Sunday 07 May 2000. Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as Russia’s second president today after taking the oath of office in a ceremony in the Kremlin. EPA PHOTO/ITAR-TASS POOL
In 1946, Sony is founded
Sony Corporation was founded by Ibuka Masaru and Morita Akio in Japan and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer electronics products.
In 1945, Nazi Germany surrenders unconditionally
A German delegation signed the surrender documents at US General Dwight D. Eisenhower‘s headquarters in Reims, France, effectively ending the European phase of World War II. The war ended completely after Japan surrendered on September 2 the same year.
(Top) – German officers sign unconditional surrender in Reims, France. (Bottom) – Allied force leaders at the signing. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
In 1915, a German submarine sinks the Lusitania
The British ocean liner was traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. 1,195 were killed, including 123 Americans. The incident indirectly contributed to the entry of the United States into World War I.
Sinking of the Lusitania at NYT title, May 8th, 1915. Wikimedia Commons
In 1896, H.H. Holmes is hanged
Herman Mudgett was a criminal considered the first serial killer in the US. During his trial, he confessed to 130 murders, though some believe the actual number exceeded 200.
H.H. Holmes. Flickr
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, published 25th November 1812 by James Whittle and James R H Laurie, London; hand coloured etching; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Museum No. S.40-2008
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