Today in History: December 8, John Lennon shot to death

Currently is Monday Dec the nd day of There are days left in the year In the modern day in history On Dec rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman Also on this date In the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor Related Articles Trump hosts the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone Kiss Gaynor and others At present in History December Apollo blasts off Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive People turn to other methods to learn about the bombing In the modern day in History December th Amendment ratified abolishing slavery Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel In President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev signed a treaty at the White House calling for the destruction of intermediate-range missiles In Texas A M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy In the U S and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan years after the Sept terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led cabinet In John Glenn whose flight as the first U S astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U S Senate died in Columbus Ohio at In Japanese pitching and hitting star Shohei Ohtani publicized that he would sign with the Los Angeles Angels In Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a high-profile prisoner exchange with the U S that disclosed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout Griner had been detained for nearly months In insurgents completed their occupation of the Syrian capital of Damascus as a half-century of Assad family rule swiftly crumbled Russian state media announced that President Bashar Assad was in Moscow after fleeing the rebel advance In current times s Birthdays Flutist James Galway is Author Bill Bryson is Actor Kim Basinger BAY -sing-ur is Commentator and columnist Ann Coulter is Actor Wendell Pierce is Actor Teri Hatcher is Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon is Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Mussina is Actor Dominic Monaghan is NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is Singer Nicki Minaj is Country singer Sam Hunt is Actor AnnaSophia Robb is