ON THIS DAY ; 7 MAY - RHODESIA VOTES FOR SMITH From: Evening Standard - London | Date: May 7, 2008 | Copyright 2008 Evening Standard - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

7 MAY

RHODESIA VOTES FOR SMITH

1663 Opening of the first Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.

1832 Greece becomes an independent kingdom.

1888 American George Eastman patents the Kodak box camera.

1926 The qualifing age for women in Britain to vote is lowered from 30 to 21.

1945 Germany signs an unconditional surrender, ending six years of war, in a schoolh...

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