May 08 in history: Coca-Cola is invented, Smallpox eradicated, and more
| Updated: May 08, 2021, 09:04 AM IST
From US President Nixon defending invasion of Cambodia to USSR announcing boycott of 1984 Olympics, here's what happened in the past on this day
Coca-Cola is invented
Coca-Cola is invented
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US President Nixon defends invasion of Cambodia
US President Nixon defends invasion of Cambodia
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Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler climb Mount Everest without oxygen supply
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler climb Mount Everest without oxygen supply
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World Health Organization declares smallpox has been eradicated
World Health Organization declares smallpox has been eradicated
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USSR announces boycott of 1984 Olympics
USSR announces boycott of 1984 Olympics