Today is Saturday, May 8, the 129th day of 2004. There are 237 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Saturday, May 8, the 129th day of 2004. There are 237 days left in the year. On this date in 1945, President Truman announces in a radio address that World War II has ended in Europe.
In 1846, the first major battle of the Mexican War is fought at Palo Alto, Texas, resulting in victory for Gen. Zachary Taylor's forces. In 1884, the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, is born near Lamar, Mo. In 1886, Atlanta pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents the flavor syrup for Coca-Cola. In 1958, Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by anti-American protesters in Lima, Peru. In 1962, the musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opens on Broadway. In 1970, construction workers break up an anti-war protest on New York's Wall Street. In 1973, militant American Indians who'd held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender. In 1978, David R. Berkowitz pleads guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom to the "Son of Sam" killings that had terrified New Yorkers. In 1987, Gary Hart, dogged by questions about his personal life, including his relationship with Miami model Donna Rice, withdraws from the Democratic presidential race.
May 8, 1979: Three young Warren children drown in the Brian Job swimming pool in Interfaith Park on Niles Road S.E. Pronounced dead at Trumbull Memorial Hospital were Terrnace Paul Lowery, 8, and his sisters, Quebeck, 5, and Lakesa, 4.
Residential real estate taxes used to support operations of Youngstown public schools rose just 0.4 percent from 1977 to 1978, reflecting a low-growth trend among the eight largest school districts in Ohio.
Curtis Richardson, former Youngstown North High star, is expected to see considerable action with Wisconsin University football team. Richardson has hometown connection to two of his coaches, Cliff Knox, successful North coach, and Earl Taylor, a former North standout player.
May 8, 1964: The Boardman Township zoning Commission recommends approval of a zone change request to allow a multimillion-dollar air-conditioned shopping mall, the first of its type in the greater Youngstown area. William Cafaro and Associates are developers of the project, which will be across from Boardman High School.
Bishop Emmet M. Walsh announces a revised formula for Catholic wedding ceremonies being instituted in the Youngstown Diocese. The sacrament will become an integral part of the Mass, occurring after the gospel, instead of coming prior to the beginning of the Mass.
Phillip "Fleagle" Mainer of Youngstown, two other men and a woman are arrested in New York City by detectives and Secret Service agents, who confiscate $200,000 in counterfeit bills.
May 8, 1954: Water from Warren's new $5.5 million water plant at Mosquito Creek Reservoir will be pumped into the city's pipes for domestic consumption within a matter of days, says Joseph Hapgood, water department superintendent.
Lake Newport in Mill Creek Park is dotted with more than 50 boats as the popular fishing and recreational spot opens its annual boating season and putting its new boat landing into operation for the first time.
A North Side father and his 5-year-old son are injured in a freak accident when lumber falls from a truck and strikes the windshield of their car on the West Avenue Bridge.
May 8, 1929: A total of 13,315 givers pledge $83,993 in the first day of Youngstown's Community Chest campaign, which has a record goal of $400,000.
Louis "Buddy" Moser, a graduate of The Rayen School, is among 16 Ohio State University students inducted into Sphinx, the senior men's honorary fraternity, during a traditional ceremony at 11 a.m. sharp.
John J. McGraw, veteran manager of the New York Giants, ranks Honus Wagner, famous shortstop of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the greatest Major League player of the past 25 years. He ranks Ty Cobb second, Willie Keeler third, Eddie Collins fourth and Babe Ruth fifth.