December 8
Today is the 343rd day of 2016, there are 23 days left in the year.
1776 - George Washington's retreating army crossed the Delaware River from New Jersey to Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War.
1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaimed the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment of her own conception.
1863 - President Abraham Lincoln announced his plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
1886 - The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
1941 - The United States entered World War II as Congress declared war on Japan one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1949 - Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
1978 - Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir died.
1980 - Rock musician John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman. The former Beatle was 40 years old.
1987 - Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territories began an uprising.
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty calling for destruction of intermediate-range nuclear missiles.
1991 - Russia, Belarus and Ukraine declared the Soviet national government dead, forming a new Commonwealth of Independent States.
1991 - Kimberly Bergalis, who had contracted AIDS from her dentist, died in Florida at age 23.
1992 - Americans saw live TV coverage of U.S. troops landing on the beaches of Somalia as Operation Restore Hope began.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1995 - The Grateful Dead announced they were breaking up, four months after the death of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia.
2008 - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal he would confess to masterminding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; four others also abandoned their defenses.
Birthdays
23 - AnnaSophia Robb (actress)
23 - Jessica Tyler (actress)
30 - Enzo Amore (professional wrestler)
31 - Dwight Howard (basketball player)
31 - Josh Donaldson (baseball player)
32 - Sam Hunt (country singer)
34 - Nicki Minaj (rapper)
35 - Philip Rivers (football player)
37 - Ingrid Michaelson (singer)
38 - Ian Somerhalder (actor)
40 - Dominic Monaghan (actor)
41 - Kevin Harvick (race car driver)
48 - Michael Cole (professional wrestling announcer)
50 - Sinead O'Connor (singer)
52 - Athena Bass (musician)
52 - Teri Hatcher (actress)
63 - Kim Basinger (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 8
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.
1956 - The Summer Olympic Games close in Melbourne, Australia. The Soviet Union won the medal race with 98, the U.S. was a distant second with 74. The Soviets also took home the most golds with 37, the U.S. again was second with 32.
1961 - Larry Costello scores an NBA record 32 consecutive points without a missed shot.
1961 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in a game.
1967 - The NHL's California Seals change their name to the Oakland Seals.
1977 - Texas running back Earl Campbell won 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 an NBA record with 11 3-pointers in a 113-109 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
1992 - Barry Bonds signs the richest contract in major league history with the San Francisco Giants for six years worth $43 million.
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.
2001 - Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch won the Heisman Trophy. He became the third Husker to ever win the award.
2003 - The Orlando Magic ended a 19-game losing streak with a 105-98 win over the Phoenix Suns.
2007 - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow won the Heisman Trophy. He became the first-ever sophomore to win the award.
2008 - Greg Maddux announces his retirement from Major League Baseball after 23 seasons and 355 wins. Maddux pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and claimed four successive Cy Young Awards from 1992 as best pitcher in the National League.
2012 - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.
Today is the 343rd day of 2016, there are 23 days left in the year.
1776 - George Washington's retreating army crossed the Delaware River from New Jersey to Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War.
1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaimed the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment of her own conception.
1863 - President Abraham Lincoln announced his plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
1886 - The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
1941 - The United States entered World War II as Congress declared war on Japan one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1949 - Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
1978 - Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir died.
1980 - Rock musician John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman. The former Beatle was 40 years old.
1987 - Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territories began an uprising.
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty calling for destruction of intermediate-range nuclear missiles.
1991 - Russia, Belarus and Ukraine declared the Soviet national government dead, forming a new Commonwealth of Independent States.
1991 - Kimberly Bergalis, who had contracted AIDS from her dentist, died in Florida at age 23.
1992 - Americans saw live TV coverage of U.S. troops landing on the beaches of Somalia as Operation Restore Hope began.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1995 - The Grateful Dead announced they were breaking up, four months after the death of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia.
2008 - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal he would confess to masterminding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; four others also abandoned their defenses.
Birthdays
23 - AnnaSophia Robb (actress)
23 - Jessica Tyler (actress)
30 - Enzo Amore (professional wrestler)
31 - Dwight Howard (basketball player)
31 - Josh Donaldson (baseball player)
32 - Sam Hunt (country singer)
34 - Nicki Minaj (rapper)
35 - Philip Rivers (football player)
37 - Ingrid Michaelson (singer)
38 - Ian Somerhalder (actor)
40 - Dominic Monaghan (actor)
41 - Kevin Harvick (race car driver)
48 - Michael Cole (professional wrestling announcer)
50 - Sinead O'Connor (singer)
52 - Athena Bass (musician)
52 - Teri Hatcher (actress)
63 - Kim Basinger (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 8
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.
1956 - The Summer Olympic Games close in Melbourne, Australia. The Soviet Union won the medal race with 98, the U.S. was a distant second with 74. The Soviets also took home the most golds with 37, the U.S. again was second with 32.
1961 - Larry Costello scores an NBA record 32 consecutive points without a missed shot.
1961 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in a game.
1967 - The NHL's California Seals change their name to the Oakland Seals.
1977 - Texas running back Earl Campbell won 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 an NBA record with 11 3-pointers in a 113-109 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
1992 - Barry Bonds signs the richest contract in major league history with the San Francisco Giants for six years worth $43 million.
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.
2001 - Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch won the Heisman Trophy. He became the third Husker to ever win the award.
2003 - The Orlando Magic ended a 19-game losing streak with a 105-98 win over the Phoenix Suns.
2007 - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow won the Heisman Trophy. He became the first-ever sophomore to win the award.
2008 - Greg Maddux announces his retirement from Major League Baseball after 23 seasons and 355 wins. Maddux pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and claimed four successive Cy Young Awards from 1992 as best pitcher in the National League.
2012 - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.
