December 8
1854. Ineffabilis Deus -- Pope Pius IX issues a Papal Bull declaring that the Virgin Mother was born free of original sin.
1980. John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable "fan". He remains incarcerated at Attica prison, his parole having been denied six times.
1991. The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union.
1993. NAFTA is signed into law by President Clinton.
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