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December 8
1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issued his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction for the South.
1886 - The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
1941 - Congress declared war on Japan as the U.S. entered World War II.
1949 - Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
1972 - A United Airlines Boeing 737 crashed while attempting to land at Chicago-Midway Airport, killing 43 of the 61 people on board, as well as two people on the ground; among the dead were Dorothy Hunt, wife of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, U.S. Rep. George W. Collins, D-Ill., and CBS News correspondent Michele Clark.
1978 - Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir died.
1980 - John Lennon, former member of the Beatles, was shot and killed in New York City by a deranged fan.
1982 - A man demanding an end to nuclear weapons held the Washington Monument hostage, threatening to blow it up with explosives he claimed were inside a van. (After a 10-hour standoff, Norman D. Mayer was shot dead by police; it turned out there were no explosives.)
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the first treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two nuclear superpowers.
1991 - AIDS patient Kimberly Bergalis, who had contracted the disease from her dentist, died in Fort Pierce, Florida at age 23.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law.
1998 - Struggling to stave off impeachment, President Bill Clinton's defenders forcefully pleaded his case before the House Judiciary Committee.
1998 - The Supreme Court ruled that police cannot search people and their cars after merely ticketing them for routine traffic violations.
2001 - The U.S. Capitol was reopened to tourists after a two-month security shutdown.
2003 - President George W. Bush signed a $400 billion Medicare overhaul bill that included a prescription drug plan for seniors.
2009 - Ohio executed murderer Kenneth Biros by performing the nation’s first lethal injection using a single drug, a supposedly less painful method than previous executions that required three drugs.
2014 - The U.S. and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan, 13 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government.
Birthdays
23 - Teala Dunn (actress)
26 - AnnaSophia Robb (actress)
28 - Wallis Currie-Wood (actress)
30 - Drew Doughty (hockey player)
30 - Jen Ledger (singer)
33 - Kate Voegele (actress/singer)
33 - Enzo Amore (professional wrestler)
34 - Josh Donaldson (baseball player)
34 - Dwight Howard (basketball player)
35 - Sam Hunt (singer)
37 - Hannah Ware (actress)
37 - Nicki Minaj (singer)
37 - Chrisette Michele (singer)
38 - Philip Rivers (football player)
40 - Ingrid Michaelson (singer)
41 - Ian Somerhalder (actor)
43 - Dominic Monaghan (actor)
51 - Mike Mussina (baseball player)
51 - Michael Cole (TV host)
53 - Matthew Laborteaux (actor)
53 - Sinead O'Connor (singer)
54 - David Harewood (actor)
55 - Teri Hatcher (actress)
56 - Wendell Pierce (actor)
58 - Ann Coulter (political commentator)
66 - Kim Basinger (actress)
73 - Jon Rubinstein (actor)
76 - Mary Woronov (actress)
80 - Jerry Butler (singer)
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Today in History - December 8
1863 - Tom King of England defeated American John Heenan and became the first world heavyweight boxing champion.
1940 - The Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the NFL Championship Game, which was carried on network radio for the first time.
1942 - Georgia running back Frank Sinkwich wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Southern Methodist running back Doak Walker wins the Heisman Trophy.
1953 - Notre Dame running back John Lattner wins the Heisman Trophy.
1955 - Ohio State running back Howard Cassady wins the Heisman Trophy.
1961 - Larry Costello sets an NBA record by scoring 32 consecutive points without a miss.
1961 - Wilt Chamberlain scores the second-highest single game point total in NBA history with 78 points.
1967 - The NHL's California Seals change their name to the Oakland Seals.
1977 - Texas running back Earl Campbell wins the Heisman Trophy.
1987 - Ron Hextall (Philadelphia Flyers) became the first goalie in NHL history to shoot and score a goal. His empty net goal made him only the second goalie to get credit for a goal in the NHL.
1988 - The New York Knicks set a then-NBA record of 11 3-pointers in a 113-109 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
2000 - Mario Lemieux announced to the Pittsburgh Penguins that he planned to return to the National Hockey League (NHL) as a player at age 35. He would be the first modern owner-player in U.S. pro sports.
2003 - The Orlando Magic ended a 19-game losing streak by beating the Phoenix Suns 105-98.
2004 - In Michigan, five Indiana Pacers and seven fans were charged for various crimes related to a fight that broke out during a Pacers-Pistons game on November 19.
2007 - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wins the Heisman Trophy.
2011 - The NBA and the players union reach an agreement to end a 161-day lockout, shortening the season by 16 games.
2018 - Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy.
1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issued his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction for the South.
1886 - The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
1941 - Congress declared war on Japan as the U.S. entered World War II.
1949 - Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
1972 - A United Airlines Boeing 737 crashed while attempting to land at Chicago-Midway Airport, killing 43 of the 61 people on board, as well as two people on the ground; among the dead were Dorothy Hunt, wife of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, U.S. Rep. George W. Collins, D-Ill., and CBS News correspondent Michele Clark.
1978 - Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir died.
1980 - John Lennon, former member of the Beatles, was shot and killed in New York City by a deranged fan.
1982 - A man demanding an end to nuclear weapons held the Washington Monument hostage, threatening to blow it up with explosives he claimed were inside a van. (After a 10-hour standoff, Norman D. Mayer was shot dead by police; it turned out there were no explosives.)
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the first treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two nuclear superpowers.
1991 - AIDS patient Kimberly Bergalis, who had contracted the disease from her dentist, died in Fort Pierce, Florida at age 23.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law.
1998 - Struggling to stave off impeachment, President Bill Clinton's defenders forcefully pleaded his case before the House Judiciary Committee.
1998 - The Supreme Court ruled that police cannot search people and their cars after merely ticketing them for routine traffic violations.
2001 - The U.S. Capitol was reopened to tourists after a two-month security shutdown.
2003 - President George W. Bush signed a $400 billion Medicare overhaul bill that included a prescription drug plan for seniors.
2009 - Ohio executed murderer Kenneth Biros by performing the nation’s first lethal injection using a single drug, a supposedly less painful method than previous executions that required three drugs.
2014 - The U.S. and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan, 13 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government.
Birthdays
23 - Teala Dunn (actress)
26 - AnnaSophia Robb (actress)
28 - Wallis Currie-Wood (actress)
30 - Drew Doughty (hockey player)
30 - Jen Ledger (singer)
33 - Kate Voegele (actress/singer)
33 - Enzo Amore (professional wrestler)
34 - Josh Donaldson (baseball player)
34 - Dwight Howard (basketball player)
35 - Sam Hunt (singer)
37 - Hannah Ware (actress)
37 - Nicki Minaj (singer)
37 - Chrisette Michele (singer)
38 - Philip Rivers (football player)
40 - Ingrid Michaelson (singer)
41 - Ian Somerhalder (actor)
43 - Dominic Monaghan (actor)
51 - Mike Mussina (baseball player)
51 - Michael Cole (TV host)
53 - Matthew Laborteaux (actor)
53 - Sinead O'Connor (singer)
54 - David Harewood (actor)
55 - Teri Hatcher (actress)
56 - Wendell Pierce (actor)
58 - Ann Coulter (political commentator)
66 - Kim Basinger (actress)
73 - Jon Rubinstein (actor)
76 - Mary Woronov (actress)
80 - Jerry Butler (singer)
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Today in History - December 8
1863 - Tom King of England defeated American John Heenan and became the first world heavyweight boxing champion.
1940 - The Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the NFL Championship Game, which was carried on network radio for the first time.
1942 - Georgia running back Frank Sinkwich wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Southern Methodist running back Doak Walker wins the Heisman Trophy.
1953 - Notre Dame running back John Lattner wins the Heisman Trophy.
1955 - Ohio State running back Howard Cassady wins the Heisman Trophy.
1961 - Larry Costello sets an NBA record by scoring 32 consecutive points without a miss.
1961 - Wilt Chamberlain scores the second-highest single game point total in NBA history with 78 points.
1967 - The NHL's California Seals change their name to the Oakland Seals.
1977 - Texas running back Earl Campbell wins the Heisman Trophy.
1987 - Ron Hextall (Philadelphia Flyers) became the first goalie in NHL history to shoot and score a goal. His empty net goal made him only the second goalie to get credit for a goal in the NHL.
1988 - The New York Knicks set a then-NBA record of 11 3-pointers in a 113-109 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
2000 - Mario Lemieux announced to the Pittsburgh Penguins that he planned to return to the National Hockey League (NHL) as a player at age 35. He would be the first modern owner-player in U.S. pro sports.
2003 - The Orlando Magic ended a 19-game losing streak by beating the Phoenix Suns 105-98.
2004 - In Michigan, five Indiana Pacers and seven fans were charged for various crimes related to a fight that broke out during a Pacers-Pistons game on November 19.
2007 - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wins the Heisman Trophy.
2011 - The NBA and the players union reach an agreement to end a 161-day lockout, shortening the season by 16 games.
2018 - Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy.