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submarinepainter
12-08-2007, 05:06 PM
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December 8: Constitution Day in Romania (1991); Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Roman Catholicism.

On this Day

1940 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Washington Redskins 73-0, in the NFL Championship Game. This is the most lopsided game in NFL history.

Da Bears

1941 - World War II: Pacific War - After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan.

also China And Korea declared war against Japan that day



1980 - Mark David Chapman shoots and kills John Lennon in front of The Dakota apartment building with five bullets.

I remember how shocked I was, I was a fan of the Beatles

Notable Births

1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer (d. 1990)

The Candyman!

1933 - Flip Wilson, American comedian (d. 1998)

What You See Is What You Get !!

1947 - Gregg Allman, American musician

The Allman Brothers had some good Jams

1953 - Kim Basinger, American actress

Do you think shes a looker?

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1961 - Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney

Coulter describes herself as "Christian first and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second", and also as a "polemicist" who likes to "stir up the pot" and unlike "broadcasters" does not misleadingly "pretend to be impartial or balanced".

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1964 - Teri Hatcher, American actress

Shes my yummy today go find your own!
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Notable Deaths

1978 - Golda Meir, Russian-born Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1898)

2006 - José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (b. 1959)