British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection. Date: May 8, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 2019 π On This Day (Today)
A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150. Date: May 8, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 2021 π On This Day (Today)
The 2025 papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church. Date: May 8, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 2025 π On This Day (Today)
The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy. Date: May 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire. Date: May 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1915 π …
Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. Date: May 7, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1920 π On This Day (Today)
PolishβSoviet War: Kyiv offensive: Polish troops led by JΓ³zef PiΕsudski and Edward Rydz-ΕmigΕy and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kyiv only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later. Date: May 7, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day…
The 7.1 Mwβ― Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed. Date: May 7, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City. Date: May 7, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1931 π On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces. Date: May 7, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today)