Monday, December 08, 2025

History for December 8

History for December 8 - On-This-Day.com 
James Thurber 1894
  • 1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln announced his plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
  • 1941 - The United States entered World War II when it declared war against Japan.
  • 1949 - The Chinese Nationalist government moved from the Chinese mainland to Formosa due to Communists pressure.
  • 1952 - On the show "I Love Lucy," a pregnancy was acknowledged in a TV show for the first time.
  • 1987 - The "intefadeh" (Arabic for uprising) by Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territories began.
  • 1993 - U.S. President Clinton signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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