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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_8" title="May 8">May 8</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Hidalgo_y_Costilla" title="Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla">Anniversary of the birth of Miguel Hidalgo</a></b> in Mexico (1753); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day" title="Victory in Europe Day">Victory in Europe Day</a></b> (1945)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1643" title="1643">1643</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_English_Civil_War" title="First English Civil War">First English Civil War</a>: The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Wardour_Castle" title="Siege of Wardour Castle">first siege of Wardour Castle</a></b> ended after six days with the surrender of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier" title="Cavalier">Royalist</a> garrison under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Arundell,_Baroness_Arundell_of_Wardour" title="Blanche Arundell, Baroness Arundell of Wardour">Lady Blanche Arundell</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1842" title="1842">1842</a> – A train <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles_rail_accident" title="Versailles rail accident">derailed and caught fire</a></b> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles,_Yvelines" title="Versailles, Yvelines">Versailles</a>, France, killing at least 52 people.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a> – French aviators <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Nungesser" title="Charles Nungesser">Charles Nungesser</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Coli" title="François Coli">François Coli</a> aboard the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a> <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Oiseau_Blanc" title="L'Oiseau Blanc">L'Oiseau Blanc</a></b></i> took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a> – In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%E1%BA%BF" title="Huế">Huế</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam" title="South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a>, soldiers <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%E1%BA%BF_Ph%E1%BA%ADt_%C4%90%E1%BA%A3n_shootings" title="Huế Phật Đản shootings">opened fire</a></b> into a crowd of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Vietnam" title="Buddhism in Vietnam">Buddhists</a> protesting against a government ban on the flying of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_flag" title="Buddhist flag">Buddhist flag</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak" title="Vesak">Phật Đản</a>, killing nine and sparking the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_crisis" title="Buddhist crisis">Buddhist crisis</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a> – Four members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September_Organization" title="Black September Organization">Black September</a> hijacked <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_571" title="Sabena Flight 571">Sabena Flight 571</a></b> to demand the release of 315 Palestinians convicted on terrorism charges.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Drury_(1551%E2%80%931603)" title="Thomas Drury (1551–1603)">Thomas Drury</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1551); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky" title="Helena Blavatsky">Helena Blavatsky</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1891); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Worsley" title="Beatrice Worsley">Beatrice Worsley</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1972)</p>
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