lets see we got
died May 8th 1278 - Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) 
never really cared for his pompous arse
1794 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (executed) (b. 1743) 
 born 1932 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970) 
 born 1926 - Don Rickles, American comedian 
1846 - Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto – Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. 
1914 - Paramount Pictures is formed
1999 - Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel military college. 
2005 - The new Canadian War Museum opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of V-E Day. 
ooh a canadian war museum!
so thats what we are celebrating then?