December 8 - The day in History

December 8 : General Interest 1980: John Lennon shot John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City... read more American Revolution 1775 : Americans begin siege of Quebec http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-begin-siege-of-quebec Automotive 1942 : Auto-factory architect Albert Kahn dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-factory-architect-albert-kahn-dies Civil War 1863 : Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-issues-proclamation-of-amnesty-and-reconstruction Cold War 1949 : Chinese Nationalists move capital to Taiwan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-nationalists-move-capital-to-taiwan Crime 1980 : John Lennon is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-lennon-is-murdered Disaster 1881 : Theater fire kills hundreds in Vienna http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theater-fire-kills-hundreds-in-vienna General Interest 1542 : Mary Queen of Scots born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mary-queen-of-scots-born 1987 : Superpowers agree to reduce nuclear arsenals http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/superpowers-agree-to-reduce-nuclear-arsenals 1993 : NAFTA signed into law http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nafta-signed-into-law Hollywood 1982 : Meryl Streep stars in Sophie's Choice http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meryl-streep-stars-in-sophies-choice Literary 1894 : James Thurber is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-thurber-is-born Music 1980 : John Lennon is assassinated in New York City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-lennon-is-assassinated-in-new-york-city Old West 1941 : Jeanette Rankin casts sole vote against WWII http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeanette-rankin-casts-sole-vote-against-wwii Presidential 1941 : Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-asks-congress-to-declare-war-on-japan Sports 1940 : Bears beat Redskins 73-0 in NFL Championship game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bears-beat-redskins-73-0-in-nfl-championship-game Vietnam War 1965 : Operation Tiger Hound launched http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-tiger-hound-launched 1966 : North Vietnam rejects Johnson's prisoner exchange proposal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnam-rejects-johnsons-prisoner-exchange-proposal 1969 : Nixon declares Vietnam War is ending http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-declares-vietnam-war-is-ending World War I 1914 : The Battle of the Falkland Islands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-the-falkland-islands World War II 1941 : The United States declares war on Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-states-declares-war-on-japan

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