December 8

What happened on December 8 in history

5 events fall on December 8, from 1854 to 1991. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on December 8

  1. 1854

    The Immaculate Conception is defined

    Pius IX proclaims the dogma.

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  2. 1941

    The US declares war on Japan

    Roosevelt calls 7 December a date which will live in infamy.

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  3. 1980

    John Lennon is murdered

    He is killed outside the Dakota building in New York.

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  4. 1987

    The INF Treaty

    Reagan and Gorbachev agree to scrap intermediate-range missiles.

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  5. 1991

    The Soviet Union is dissolved

    Leaders of three republics sign the Belovezha Accords.

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