"Today is Monday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2025. There are 23 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 8, 1980, rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman. Also on this date: In 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor."
"In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed a treaty at the White House calling for the destruction of intermediate-range missiles. In 2012, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. In 2014, the U.S. and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan, 13 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government."
December 8 includes significant historical events. On Dec. 8, 1980, rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment by Mark David Chapman. In 1941, the United States entered World War II after Congress declared war on Imperial Japan following the Pearl Harbor attack. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed a treaty calling for destruction of intermediate-range missiles. In 2012 Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. In 2014 the U.S. and NATO ended their combat mission in Afghanistan. Notable birthdays include James Galway and Bill Bryson.
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