▁Beach ers ▁ 1 2 - 5 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁two - game ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Grey ▁Cup ▁of ▁Canadian ▁football . ▁Born : ▁Ger ry ▁Che e vers , ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player , ▁in ▁St . ▁C ath ar ines , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁ ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( S und ay ) ▁The ▁Gree ks ▁occupied ▁G ji rok ast ë r ▁and ▁Del vin ë . ▁D omen ico ▁Cav agn ari ▁res igned ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Navy ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Art uro ▁Ric card i . ▁The ▁British ▁passenger ▁and ▁cargo ▁steam ship ▁Cal ab ria ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁and ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 1 0 3 ▁off ▁County ▁Gal way , ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁beat ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁ 7 3 - 0 ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁Championship ▁Game ▁at ▁Griff ith ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁It ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁l ops ided ▁victory ▁in ▁NFL ▁history . ▁ ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁The ▁Al lies ▁began ▁Operation ▁Com pass ▁in ▁North ▁Africa . ▁German ▁sub mar ines ▁U - 7 5 ▁and ▁U - 7 6 ▁were ▁commission ed . ▁John ▁Philip ▁S ous a ▁Bridge ▁opened ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁D ied : ▁Pietro ▁Male tt i , ▁ 6 0