Today in History

    What happened on the 8th of December in history?

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    • 1831
      James Hoban White House designer dies
    • 1845
      German amateur astronomer M Hencke discovers 5th asteroid Astra
    • 1863
      Fire in Santiago Chile kills 2 000
    • 1869
      20th Roman Catholic ecumenical council Vatican I opens in Rome
    • 1886
      American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions
    • 1893
      Enlightment of Buddha
    • 1913
      Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF
    • 1931
      Coaxial cable patented
    • 1940
      1st NFL championship on natl radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0
    • 1941
      SF 1st blackout at 6:15PM. Also US declares war on Japan
    • 1952
      1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
    • 1966
      A terrible Yankee trade Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith
    • 1974
      Soyuz 16 returns to Earth
    • 1980
      John Lennon assassinated in NY by David Mark Chapman
    • 1982
      Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot
    • 1983
      9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 returns to Earth