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on this day … 12/8


1863
Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction »

1980
John Lennon shot
John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range with… read more »
1775
Americans begin siege of Quebec »
1942
Auto-factory architect Albert Kahn dies »
1949
Chinese Nationalists move capital to Taiwan »
1980
John Lennon is murdered »
1881
Theater fire kills hundreds in Vienna »
1542
Mary Queen of Scots born »
1987
Superpowers agree to reduce nuclear arsenals »
1993
NAFTA signed into law »
1982
Meryl Streep stars in Sophie’s Choice »
1894
James Thurber is born »
1980
John Lennon is assassinated in New York City »
1941
Jeanette Rankin casts sole vote against WWII »
1941
Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan »
1940
Bears beat Redskins 73-0 in NFL Championship game »
1965
Operation Tiger Hound launched »
1966
North Vietnam rejects Johnson’s prisoner exchange proposal »
1969
Nixon declares Vietnam War is ending »
1914
The Battle of the Falkland Islands »
1941
The United States declares war on Japan »
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Songs for the Philippines


Songs for the Philippines
Featuring songs by Adele, Lady Gaga, The Beatles, Beyoncé, Eminem, Kings of Leon, and many more, this benefit compilation album offers songs of compassion and hope from some of the biggest names in music. All proceeds go to the Philippine Red Cross to aid relief efforts for Typhoon Haiyan.

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