All Events

Historical Events on December 8

  • German Empire

    1912

    Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.

  • World War I

    1914

    World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1953

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.

  • Flag of Europe

    1955

    The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.

  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

    1971

    Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi.

  • Beatle

    1980

    Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City.

  • United States Air Force

    1988

    A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.

  • Belarus

    1991

    The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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