On This Day: December 8

8 verified moments happened on December 8. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1940Sid Luckman's Bears crush the Redskins seventy-three to nothing, the most lopsided NFL Championship Game ever.Pro Football · Source: History.com, 'Bears beat Redskins 73-0 in NFL Championship game' (Dec 8 1940)
2. 1961Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in a triple-overtime duel, though Elgin Baylor's Lakers win, setting a then-NBA single-game scoring recordSports · Source: Basketball-Reference box score, Lakers vs Warriors, Dec 8, 1961; NBA.com 'On this date'
3. 1993🌎 The president signs legislation implementing a sweeping free-trade agreement linking the United States, Canada, and Mexico.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com / Congress.gov, Clinton signs NAFTA implementation act (Dec 8 1993)
4. 2000🗡️ Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon opens in the US, its warriors leaping across rooftops in soaring martial-arts ballet.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, US limited release (Dec 8 2000)
5. 2003🤖 Sci-Fi's gritty reboot miniseries reimagines a robotic-Cylon war as political allegory, redefining serious genre television.TV · Source: Wikipedia: Battlestar Galactica (miniseries) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(miniseries))
6. 2009Danica Patrick announces at a Phoenix news conference that she will run a partial NASCAR schedule for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s teamStock Car Racing · Source: ESPN and Auto123, “Danica Patrick to race for JR Motorsports in NASCAR,” announcement made Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009
7. 2013Matt Prater of the Denver Broncos kicks a then-record 64-yard field goal against the TitansPro Football · Source: Mile High Report 'Broncos' Matt Prater breaks NFL record' (Dec 8, 2013); NFL.com video — end of 1st half vs Titans
8. 2018🏆 Josef Martinez scores as Atlanta United beats Portland before 73,019 fans to win MLS Cup in its second season.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, 'MLS Cup 2018'; ESPN (Dec 8 2018)