Superpowers Agree to Cut Nuclear Arsenals

On December 8, 1987

US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.

This Day in History - December 8

1980

John Lennon had his last professional photoshoot.

1881

A fire destroyed Vienna's Ring Theater, which killed between 640-850 people.

1941

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his 'Day of Infamy' speech to the US Congress – a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

1792

Henry Laurens became the first person to be cremated in the US.

2013

Metallica became the first band to have performed on all seven continents when they held a concert in Antarctica.

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