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December 8th, 1941:

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America enters World War Two - as Congress declares war on Japan, a day after its attack on Pearl Harbor.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt tells lawmakers during a joint session in Washington...

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Days later, the U.S. declares war on Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, after Japan's Axis partners declare war on America.

And, 1980:

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Shock and grief around the world, after the murder of a music icon in New York. Rock star John Lennon - former member of The Beatles - is shot to death outside his apartment building.

His killer: Mark David Chapman, an apparently deranged fan. Lennon was 40 years old.

Today in History, December 8th --- ___ ___, The Associated Press.