May 8 in history: China cedes Taiwan, smallpox eradicated and more
Authored By Vyomica Berry
Published: May 08, 2020, 02:40 IST | Updated: May 08, 2020, 02:40 IST
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1895
China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki.
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1978
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler climb Everest without supplemental oxygen.
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1980
World Health Organization declares that smallpox is eradicated.
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1984
USSR announces boycott of 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
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1996
South Africa adopts constitution with equal rights for blacks and whites.
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