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Year of World Shaping Events Born From Dec 8
AP retrospective lists pivotal moments on December 8 across history. Key items include U.S. entry into World War II after Japan's attack, Lennon assassination in 1980, the Soviet dissolution leading to CIS in 1991, NAFTA signing in 1993, China’s first COVID case in 2019, and varied milestones in statehood, science, and tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
John Lennon
Manhattan
Russia
Belarus
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Commonwealth of Independent States
Bill Clinton
China