Day Guide for Tuesday December 8th 2015 What are the holidays on December 8th 2015?

This is our day guide for Tuesday December 8th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

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General Information for December 8th 2015
There are 4 public holidays today.
Day 342 of 2015
23 days left in 2015
Week 50 of the year
On this Day in History
1972 - United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. The crash is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.
1941 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan.
1927 – The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings.
1912 – Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.