This Day in History: December 9

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December 9

China declared war against Japan, Germany, and Italy.

The anti-Communist John Birch Society was formed.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered.

Lech Walesa was elected president of Poland.

U.S. astronauts completed repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Archaeologist and anthropologist Mary Leakey died in Kenya at age 83.