On this day in history
December 8
American
1941Congress declares war on Japan with one dissenting vote, the day after Pearl Harbor.
Congress declares war on Japan with one dissenting vote, the day after Pearl Harbor.
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1980John Lennon is shot dead outside his New York apartment building by Mark David Chapman.
John Lennon is shot dead outside his New York apartment building by Mark David Chapman.
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1987Reagan and Gorbachev sign the INF Treaty in Washington, eliminating an entire class of nuclear missiles.
Reagan and Gorbachev sign the INF Treaty in Washington, eliminating an entire class of nuclear missiles.
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World
1991Russia, Ukraine and Belarus sign the Belavezha Accords, dissolving the Soviet Union.
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus sign the Belavezha Accords, dissolving the Soviet Union.
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