On This Day
May 8
White Lotus Day
1898 The first game takes place in Italian Football Pyramid
1970 The New York Hard Hat Riots a clash between union & Vietnam protesters
1937 War Admiral jockeyed by Curtsinger Curtsinger wins the 63rd Kentucky Derby
1969 Easy Rider premieres
1970 The Beatles released the album Let it be
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom primers Director by Steven Spielberg Starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw & Jonathan Ke Quan.
2000 Chris Jericho submits Chris Benoit to win the WWF Intercontinental title
Happy Birthday
1906 Roberto Rossellini director
1911 Robert Johnson musician
1931 Charles Scorsese Father of Martin Scorsese acted in his films Goodfellas, Raging Bull
1926 Don Rickles comedic legend actor in films
Casino, Toy Story, Sanford and Son, Gilligan’s Island, The Munsters, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1950 Ricky Nelson heartthrob
1956 Jeff Wincott Martial artist & actor starred in The Littlest Hobo, Night Heat & Prom Night
1964 David Roundtree drummer in the band Blur
1982 Christina Cole actress Casino Royale 1992 Olivia Culpo Miss USA, Miss Universe.
