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| December 8th |
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| About December 8th is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1765 - Eli Whitney, Jr., invented the cotton gin 1925 - Sammy Davis Jr. - dancer, singer, musician, comedian 1941 - Bob Brown, NFL Hall of Fame offensive tackle 1943 - Jim Morrison, singer, writer (The Doors) 1953 - Kim Basinger, actress, model 1964 - Teri Hatcher, actress (Desperate Housewives) 1966 - Sinéad O'Connor, singer, songwriter 1978 - Antonio Esfandiari, professional poker player Deaths 1980 - John Lennon, musician, songwriter, artist (The Beatles) 2008 - Robert Prosky, actor (Dead Man Walking, Rudy) Events 1886 - The American Federation of Labor is organized in Columbus, Ohio. 1940 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the most lopsided NFL championship game ever. 1941 - War is declared on Japan by the U.S. Congress one day after the Pearl Harbor attack. 1953 - The noted Atoms for Peace speech is given by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1980 - John Lennon is shot and killed by Mark David Chapman outside his apartment in New York City. 1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. 1993 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton. 1997 - Jenny Shipley is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of New Zealand. 2003 - U.S. Congressman Bill Janklow of South Dakota is convicted of manslaughter for the fatal accident with motorcyclist Randolph E. Scott at an intersection near Trent, South Dakota. |
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