Today In History
Aquí hay algunos hechos interesantes en la historia que sucedió en 8 December.
- James Hoban White House designer dies
- German amateur astronomer M Hencke discovers 5th asteroid Astra
- Fire in Santiago Chile kills 2 000
- 20th Roman Catholic ecumenical council Vatican I opens in Rome
- American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions
- Enlightment of Buddha
- Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF
- Coaxial cable patented
- 1st NFL championship on natl radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0
- SF 1st blackout at 6:15PM. Also US declares war on Japan
- 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
- A terrible Yankee trade Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith
- Soyuz 16 returns to Earth
- John Lennon assassinated in NY by David Mark Chapman
- Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot
- 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 returns to Earth