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Historical Events for 8th December 2025
1914 - Battle of the Falkland Island: British Royal Navy destroys a German battle squadron
1952 - First TV acknowledgment of a pregnancy in the "I Love Lucy" episode "Lucy is Enceinte," which incorporates Lucy's real-life pregnancy into the storyline
1961 - Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in a 151-147 triple-overtime defeat to the LA Lakers at Philadelphia Civic Center, the third-highest individual game total in NBA history
1982 - "Sophie's Choice", directed by Alan J. Pakula and based on William Styton's 1979 novel of the same name, starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline, is released (Academy Awards Best Actress 1983)
2004 - Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the Union of South American Nations
2019 - Sanna Marin becomes Finland's youngest-ever Prime Minister at the age of 34
2022 - Iran announces first known execution of a protester from recent anti-government unrest, after convicting a man in a revolutionary court of "moharebeh" (enmity against God)
2024 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad resigns and flees to Moscow after rebel forces sweep into the capital city of Damascus
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