User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/December 8

December 8:

 * 1914 - World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands - The Kaiserliche Marine under the command of Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee is engaged by the Royal Navy.
 * 1941 - World War II: Pacific War - After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan.
 * 1941 - World War II: Pacific War - China officially declares war against Japan, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
 * 1941 - World War II: Battle of Hong Kong - The Japanese invade the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong less than 8 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
 * 1987 - The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.