This Day in History: December 08, 2025
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1854
Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
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1886
The American Federation of Labor was founded at a convention of union leaders in Columbus, Ohio.
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1941
Congress declared war on Japan and the U.S. entered World War II.
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1949
Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
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1978
Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir died.
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1980
John Lennon, former member of the Beatles, was shot and killed in New York City by a deranged fan.
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1987
President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the first treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two superpowers.
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1993
President Bill Clinton signed The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law.
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