
May 8 in Pop Culture History
1840 – The first U.S. photographic patent (#1,582) was issued to Alexander S. Wolcott of New York City
1886 – Coca-Cola was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
1902 (Tornado) Goliad, Texas
1912 – Paramount Pictures was founded.
1933 – Mohandas Gandhi began a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
1945 – …