On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mother’s
Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers.
Anna Maria Jarvis (1864 – 1948) was the
founder of Mother’s Day in the United
States.
On May 8, 1963, with the release of Dr. No, North American
moviegoers get their first look–down the barrel of a gun–at
the super-spy James Bond (codename: 007), the immortal
character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series
of novels and portrayed onscreen by the relatively unknown
Scottish actor Sean Connery (1930 – 2020).
On May 8, 1945, both Great Britain and the United States
celebrated Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations,
as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe,
put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the
Nazi war machine during World War II.
Canadian soldiers celebrating VE-Day, Piccadilly Circus, London, England.
SANDY KOZEL
