1902 - In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroys the town of St. Pierre, and kills over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
1942 - World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end. This is the first time in the naval history where two enemy fleets fought without visual contact between warring ships.
1945 - World War II: VE Day. German forces agree to an unconditional surrender.
1984 - Cpl. Denis Lortie enters the QuebecNational Assembly and opens fire, killing 3 and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant_at_arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour.
German collapse came after the meeting (Apr. 25) of the Western and Russian armies at Torgau in Saxony, and after Hitler's death amid the ruins of Berlin, which was falling to the Russians under marshals Zhukov and Konev.
The unconditional surrender of Germany was signed at Rheims on May 7 and ratified at Berlin on May8.
May8 marks the formal celebration of the Allies' victory in Europe during World War II.
May8 Consulting performs policy research and analysis to form innovative and creative solutions to seemingly intractable problems facing urban, suburban and rural communities.
May8 also assists in implementing these recommendations by bringing together coalitions of organizations to take action.
May 8’s current projects include forming competitive small cities strategies, creating an effective urban environmental agenda, working with a broad coalition to revise Philadelphia's outdated zoning code and arduous development review process, collaborating with academics and practitioners to evaluate the Philadelphia’s changing housing market and unmet housing needs.
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