On this day in history 8 December
1987: Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes 1st goalie to actually score a goal.
1987: US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
1993: 4th Billboard Music Awards: Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard Soundtrack win.
1994: Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges.
1997: 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes & Spice Girls win.
1997: Revival of Neil Simon's comedy "The Sunshine Boys", starring Jack Klugman.
2004: 15th Billboard Music Awards: Usher, Alicia Keys, and Toby Keith win.
2010: With the second launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first privately held company to successfully launch.
2018: US President Donald Trump announces John Kelly will be stepping .
2021: Olaf Scholz is sworn as the new Chancellor of Germany.