- 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. Washington will again cross the Delaware on December 26th for the battle of Trenton…
- 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…
- 1980] Rock & Roll Tragedy: John Lennon is fatally shot by Mark David Chapman…
- 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 orders an immediate hand count of about 45,000 disputed presidential ballots…For more on December 8:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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