- 1776] What did Delaware?: General George Washington crosses the Delaware River with retreating American Revolutionary Army troops, from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, apparently in only one boat...
- 1863] Reconstruction: President Abraham Lincoln announces plans for Reconstruction of the South...
- 1940] Scalped: The Chicago Bears annihilate the Washington Redskins 73-0. It's not only the biggest one-sided score in NFL history but the Bears were forced by officials to run for their final extra point because there was only one football left...
- 1941] U.S. enters WWII: The U.S. enters World War II as Congress declares war against Japan one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor...
- 1952] TV history is made: For the first time a pregnancy is used on TV's "I Love Lucy"...
- 1964] "Happy Trails": Actor William Bendix dies of lobar pneumonia at 58...1978] Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir passes away from cancer in Jerusalem at 80...1982] Singer Marty Robbins dies from heart failure at 57...
Monday, December 8, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
10 Timeline Memories:
1987] Nuking the nukes: President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev sign a treaty calling for destruction of intermediate-range nuclear missiles... 1993] Thanks Bubba: President Bill Clinton signs into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)... 2000] Counting hands: The Florida Supreme Court order an immediate hand count of about 45,000 disputed presidential ballots...For more on December 8th: C L I C K:
