December 8, 644 Died: Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered
December 8, 899 Died: Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies
December 8, 1326 Event: Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi
December 8, 1587 Died: Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed
December 8, 1708 Born: Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)
December 8, 1765 Born: Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
December 8, 1776 Event: George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ
December 8, 1826 Born: Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist
December 8, 1863 Event: Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South
December 8, 1874 Event: Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas
December 8, 1886 Event: American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president
December 8, 1886 Born: Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo
December 8, 1895 Event: Battle at Amba Alagi: Ethiopian emperor Menelik II drives Italian general Baratieri's out
December 8, 1914 Event: British & German fleets battle at Falkland Island
December 8, 1936 Event: NAACP files suit to equalize salaries of black & white teachers
December 8, 1936 Born: David Carradine, Hollywood CA, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets)
December 8, 1941 Event: Destruction Camp Chelmo opens
December 8, 1941 Event: London: Dutch government declares war on Japan
December 8, 1941 Event: Russian 16th army recaptures Krijukovo
December 8, 1941 Event: US & Britain declare war on Japan, US enters WW II
December 8, 1941 Event: SF 1st blackout, at 6:15 PM
December 8, 1946 Event: Army rocket plane XS-1 makes 1st powered flight
December 8, 1948 Event: Jordan annexs Arabic Palestine
December 8, 1949 Event: Chinese Nationalist govt moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa
December 8, 1952 Event: 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
December 8, 1952 Event: French troops shoot on demonstrators at Casablanca, 50 die
December 8, 1952 Event: Isaak Ben-Zwi elected pres of Israel
December 8, 1966 Event: A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith
December 8, 1966 Event: US & USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
December 8, 1978 Died: Golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80
December 8, 1982 Event: Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents
December 8, 1982 Event: Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, held Wash Monument hostage. After 10 hrs, police kill him he had no explosives
December 8, 1989 Event: Great Britain performs nuclear test
December 8, 1994 Died: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67
and
December 8, 2002 Event:
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December 8, 899 Died: Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies
December 8, 1326 Event: Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi
December 8, 1587 Died: Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed
December 8, 1708 Born: Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)
December 8, 1765 Born: Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
December 8, 1776 Event: George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ
December 8, 1826 Born: Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist
December 8, 1863 Event: Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South
December 8, 1874 Event: Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas
December 8, 1886 Event: American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president
December 8, 1886 Born: Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo
December 8, 1895 Event: Battle at Amba Alagi: Ethiopian emperor Menelik II drives Italian general Baratieri's out
December 8, 1914 Event: British & German fleets battle at Falkland Island
December 8, 1936 Event: NAACP files suit to equalize salaries of black & white teachers
December 8, 1936 Born: David Carradine, Hollywood CA, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets)
December 8, 1941 Event: Destruction Camp Chelmo opens
December 8, 1941 Event: London: Dutch government declares war on Japan
December 8, 1941 Event: Russian 16th army recaptures Krijukovo
December 8, 1941 Event: US & Britain declare war on Japan, US enters WW II
December 8, 1941 Event: SF 1st blackout, at 6:15 PM
December 8, 1946 Event: Army rocket plane XS-1 makes 1st powered flight
December 8, 1948 Event: Jordan annexs Arabic Palestine
December 8, 1949 Event: Chinese Nationalist govt moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa
December 8, 1952 Event: 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
December 8, 1952 Event: French troops shoot on demonstrators at Casablanca, 50 die
December 8, 1952 Event: Isaak Ben-Zwi elected pres of Israel
December 8, 1966 Event: A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith
December 8, 1966 Event: US & USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
December 8, 1978 Died: Golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80
December 8, 1982 Event: Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents
December 8, 1982 Event: Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, held Wash Monument hostage. After 10 hrs, police kill him he had no explosives
December 8, 1989 Event: Great Britain performs nuclear test
December 8, 1994 Died: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67
and
December 8, 2002 Event:
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