This Day, That Year – May 8

Born on this day in 1925, Sir David Attenborough is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and author.

Did you know that:

• The first instalment of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Fairy Tales” was published by C. A. Reitzel on this day in 1835
• Pharmacist John Stith Pemberton introduced a jug of his patent medicine – a tonic he called Coca-Cola – to Jacob’s Pharmacy on this day in 1886
• Film and television production, and distribution studio, Paramount Pictures is founded by a Utah theatre owner, W. W. Hodkinson, on this day in 1912