Historical Events for 8th December 2025

[CoM Moderators]

1914 - Battle of the Falkland Island: British Royal Navy destroys a German battle squadron
1952 - First TV acknowledgment of a pregnancy in the "I Love Lucy" episode "Lucy is Enceinte," which incorporates Lucy's real-life pregnancy into the storyline
1961 - Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in a 151-147 triple-overtime defeat to the LA Lakers at Philadelphia Civic Center, the third-highest individual game total in NBA history
1982 - "Sophie's Choice", directed by Alan J. Pakula and based on William Styton's 1979 novel of the same name, starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline, is released (Academy Awards Best Actress 1983)
2004 - Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the Union of South American Nations
2019 - Sanna Marin becomes Finland's youngest-ever Prime Minister at the age of 34
2022 - Iran announces first known execution of a protester from recent anti-government unrest, after convicting a man in a revolutionary court of "moharebeh" (enmity against God)
2024 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad resigns and flees to Moscow after rebel forces sweep into the capital city of Damascus

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[mike carey]

Also on 8 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army launched invasions of the Philippines and Malaya, the latter ending with the capture of Singapore on 15 February 1942.

For those who might not have done the maths, that was actually the same day as the attack on Hawai'i.