MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014

Today is Monday, December 8, the 342nd day of 2014. There are 23 days left in the year.

1813 ― Ludwig von Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A, premieres

1941 ― U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan, U.S. enters WWII

1949 ― Chinese Nationalist government moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa

1952 ― First TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (“I Love Lucy”)

1961 ― Wilt Chamberlain scores the second highest total in the NBA, 79 pts

1962 ― 114-day newspaper strike begins in New York City

1966 ― U.S. and USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space

1982 ― Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, holds the Washington Monument hostage; After 10 hours, police kill him; he has no explosives

1987 ― Occupied Palestinians start “intifada” (uprising) against Israel

1991 ― Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine form Commonwealth of Independent States

1992 ― Galileo’s nearest approach to Jupiter (303 km)