December 8th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1902 U.S.A. Suffragette Movement
December 8th, 1902 : In Washington a leading suffragette, Mrs. France, an outstanding woman of the Coeur d’Alene area, spoke on women getting the vote to an appreciative audience of females. The enormous crowd listened and heartily approved of her political success in Idaho.
1923 Italy Homeless
December 8th, 1923 : Many Italians in Rome were rendered homeless and had to run for the hills as a result of severe flooding. The Tiber River is at a record high.
1934 Canada Hungarian Childrens’ Club
December 8th, 1934 : The Hungarian Childrens’ Club had 50 members and joined with the global Junior Red Cross movement. Their slogan is “I serve”. In the club children are taught cleanliness and play games and sports to develop their social skills. The Canadian group communicates with the Red Cross in Budapest.
1941 China At War with Germany, Japan and Italy
December 8th, 1941 : In Chungking, Quo Tai-Chi, China’s foreign minister confirmed that China was now at war with Germany, Japan, and Italy. The minister declared that the Chinese would back the allies, the U.S., and Great Britain one hundred percent.
1941 U.S.A. US Enters World War II
December 8th, 1941 : Following the unprovoked Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor yesterday the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Japan
1952 Germany Saar Region
December 8th, 1952 : On the boundary between France and Germany is a small region called the Saar which has created many years of conflict between the two countries because the region is rich in coal and steel. The Nazis seized control of it during the war, but a French plebiscite indicated that the people of the Saar preferred to be French. The Edwardsville Intelligencer commented, “It is no exaggeration to say, however, that failure to resolve this dilemma could put in jeopardy the whole project for European unity – political, economic, and military.”
1965 England Race Relations Act
December 8th, 1965 : A new Race Relations Act comes into force forbidding discrimination on the "grounds of colour, race, or ethnic or national origins" in public places and covers both British residents and overseas visitors.
1966 Greece Ship Sinks
December 8th, 1966 : Two hundred and eighty-two individuals perished in the Aegean Sea during a raging storm on this day. Only 20 survived. The ship called “The Heraklin” weighing some 8,900 tons went down to its doom halfway between the Island of Crete and Greece.
1977 Portugal Economic Problems
December 8th, 1977 : Portugal’s government under Prime Minister Mario fell after a vote of non-confidence. The country had been experiencing severe economic problems and the International Monetary Fund would not loan Portugal any more money unless extreme measures were taken.
1980 U.S.A. John Lennon Shot
December 8th, 1980 : Former Beatle John Lennon was shot dead by an unknown gunman who opened fire outside the musician's New York apartment.
1983 England House of Lords
December 8th, 1983 : The House of Lords votes in favour of allowing cameras to broadcast live discussions from its chamber.
1987 Palestine Intifada
December 8th, 1987 : The First Intifada (1987 - 1993) a mass uprising against Israeli military occupation, begins in Jabalia refugee camp and spread to Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Intifada included civil disobedience, general strikes, boycotts on Israeli products, graffiti, barricades, throwing Molotov cocktails grenades and stones at the occupying Israeli soldiers and vehicles.
1987 U.S.A. Nuclear War Head Reductions
December 8th, 1987 : The first ever treaty is signed between the Soviet Union and the United States to reduce the number of ground based nuclear arsenals reversing 30 years of nuclear weapons build up during the cold war years.
1989 Vietnam Soviet Pull Out
December 8th, 1989 : There was a mysterious pulling out of Soviet MiG-23 war jets from Ranh Bay in Vietnam. The cause of the exit was not clear, but a couple of possibilities were put forth. One reason was the Soviet Union’s economic problems. However, another reason was that President Gorbacjev had wanted the U.S. to abandon six military bases in the Philippines in return for the Soviet’s leaving their second most important military site in Ranh Bay.
1995 England Gang Violence Schools
December 8th, 1995: As gang violence in schools in inner cities continues to be a problem a head teacher ( Philip Lawrence ) is stabbed to death in an inner city London School while protecting a pupil who was being assaulted
1995 U.S.A. Grateful Dead
December 8th, 1995: The American rock band Grateful Dead announce they are breaking up after 30 years of making music. The news came four months after the death of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia
1999 New Zealand Cricket
December 8th, 1999: In cricket, the West Indies challenged New Zealand and the teams tied. The Gleaner reported, “On Monday, the West Indies declared at 450 for five after number three batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit an unbeaten 216 from 397 balls.”
2000 U.S.A. 2000 Presidential Elections
December 8th, 2000: The Florida Supreme Court ordered an immediate hand count of about 45,000 disputed presidential ballots.
Republican Candidate George W Bush won the most electoral votes
Democratic candidate Al Gore, received more popular votes
In the American system of presidential elections, the electoral vote system determines the winner and George W Bush went onto becoming the President of the United States.
Florida was still performing recounts on December 12 when the United States Supreme Court decision ended the Florida recounts and allowed Florida to certify its vote giving the result to Bush.
2004 Iraq State Of Emergency
December 8th, 2004 : A two month state of emergency was declared by the Iraq government as rebels stepped up their attacks and the American military fought back. U.S. forces stormed the city of Fallujah and pummelled it with an AC-130 gunship shooting 40 mm cannon fire.
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1992 Somalia Operation Restore Hope
December 8th, 1992 : The United Nations intervention in Somalia OPERATION RESTORE HOPE a UN sanctioned US military operation begins. The operation was planned to avert the growing humanitarian disaster of severe famine and general chaos.
December 8th, 1992 : The United Nations intervention in Somalia OPERATION RESTORE HOPE a UN sanctioned US military operation begins. The operation was planned to avert the growing humanitarian disaster of severe famine and general chaos.
1902 U.S.A. Suffragette Movement
December 8th, 1902 : In Washington a leading suffragette, Mrs. France, an outstanding woman of the Coeur d’Alene area, spoke on women getting the vote to an appreciative audience of females. The enormous crowd listened and heartily approved of her political success in Idaho.
1923 Italy Homeless
December 8th, 1923 : Many Italians in Rome were rendered homeless and had to run for the hills as a result of severe flooding. The Tiber River is at a record high.
1934 Canada Hungarian Childrens’ Club
December 8th, 1934 : The Hungarian Childrens’ Club had 50 members and joined with the global Junior Red Cross movement. Their slogan is “I serve”. In the club children are taught cleanliness and play games and sports to develop their social skills. The Canadian group communicates with the Red Cross in Budapest.
1941 China At War with Germany, Japan and Italy
December 8th, 1941 : In Chungking, Quo Tai-Chi, China’s foreign minister confirmed that China was now at war with Germany, Japan, and Italy. The minister declared that the Chinese would back the allies, the U.S., and Great Britain one hundred percent.
1941 U.S.A. US Enters World War II
December 8th, 1941 : Following the unprovoked Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor yesterday the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Japan
1952 Germany Saar Region
December 8th, 1952 : On the boundary between France and Germany is a small region called the Saar which has created many years of conflict between the two countries because the region is rich in coal and steel. The Nazis seized control of it during the war, but a French plebiscite indicated that the people of the Saar preferred to be French. The Edwardsville Intelligencer commented, “It is no exaggeration to say, however, that failure to resolve this dilemma could put in jeopardy the whole project for European unity – political, economic, and military.”
1965 England Race Relations Act
December 8th, 1965 : A new Race Relations Act comes into force forbidding discrimination on the "grounds of colour, race, or ethnic or national origins" in public places and covers both British residents and overseas visitors.
1966 Greece Ship Sinks
December 8th, 1966 : Two hundred and eighty-two individuals perished in the Aegean Sea during a raging storm on this day. Only 20 survived. The ship called “The Heraklin” weighing some 8,900 tons went down to its doom halfway between the Island of Crete and Greece.
1977 Portugal Economic Problems
December 8th, 1977 : Portugal’s government under Prime Minister Mario fell after a vote of non-confidence. The country had been experiencing severe economic problems and the International Monetary Fund would not loan Portugal any more money unless extreme measures were taken.
1980 U.S.A. John Lennon Shot
December 8th, 1980 : Former Beatle John Lennon was shot dead by an unknown gunman who opened fire outside the musician's New York apartment.
1983 England House of Lords
December 8th, 1983 : The House of Lords votes in favour of allowing cameras to broadcast live discussions from its chamber.
1987 Palestine Intifada
December 8th, 1987 : The First Intifada (1987 - 1993) a mass uprising against Israeli military occupation, begins in Jabalia refugee camp and spread to Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Intifada included civil disobedience, general strikes, boycotts on Israeli products, graffiti, barricades, throwing Molotov cocktails grenades and stones at the occupying Israeli soldiers and vehicles.
1987 U.S.A. Nuclear War Head Reductions
December 8th, 1987 : The first ever treaty is signed between the Soviet Union and the United States to reduce the number of ground based nuclear arsenals reversing 30 years of nuclear weapons build up during the cold war years.
1989 Vietnam Soviet Pull Out
December 8th, 1989 : There was a mysterious pulling out of Soviet MiG-23 war jets from Ranh Bay in Vietnam. The cause of the exit was not clear, but a couple of possibilities were put forth. One reason was the Soviet Union’s economic problems. However, another reason was that President Gorbacjev had wanted the U.S. to abandon six military bases in the Philippines in return for the Soviet’s leaving their second most important military site in Ranh Bay.
1995 England Gang Violence Schools
December 8th, 1995: As gang violence in schools in inner cities continues to be a problem a head teacher ( Philip Lawrence ) is stabbed to death in an inner city London School while protecting a pupil who was being assaulted
1995 U.S.A. Grateful Dead
December 8th, 1995: The American rock band Grateful Dead announce they are breaking up after 30 years of making music. The news came four months after the death of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia
1999 New Zealand Cricket
December 8th, 1999: In cricket, the West Indies challenged New Zealand and the teams tied. The Gleaner reported, “On Monday, the West Indies declared at 450 for five after number three batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit an unbeaten 216 from 397 balls.”
2000 U.S.A. 2000 Presidential Elections
December 8th, 2000: The Florida Supreme Court ordered an immediate hand count of about 45,000 disputed presidential ballots.
Republican Candidate George W Bush won the most electoral votes
Democratic candidate Al Gore, received more popular votes
In the American system of presidential elections, the electoral vote system determines the winner and George W Bush went onto becoming the President of the United States.
Florida was still performing recounts on December 12 when the United States Supreme Court decision ended the Florida recounts and allowed Florida to certify its vote giving the result to Bush.
2004 Iraq State Of Emergency
December 8th, 2004 : A two month state of emergency was declared by the Iraq government as rebels stepped up their attacks and the American military fought back. U.S. forces stormed the city of Fallujah and pummelled it with an AC-130 gunship shooting 40 mm cannon fire.
