Historical Events on January 8 (Part 2)

Event of Interest

2020 Singer Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease, an infectious disease spread by ticks

Pop Star Justin Bieber — Pop Star
Justin Bieber

2020 Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 crashes just after take-off from Tehran, Iran, killing all 176 people on board
2020 Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce they are stepping back as "senior" royals, will work towards becoming financially independent

Event of Interest

2021 Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declares a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding areas after COVID-19 cases surge to their highest level

Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga — Prime Minister of Japan
Yoshihide Suga

Event of Interest

2021 Twitter bans US President Donald Trump permanently "due to the risk of further incitement of violence"

45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality Donald Trump — 45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality
Donald Trump

2021 Storm Filomena hits Spain with 50cm (20 inches) of snow falling on Madrid, resulting in four deaths and leaving thousands stranded

Event of Interest

2021 US Speaker Nancy Pelosi demands President Donald Trump's resignation or he will face impeachment, while also calling for vice-president Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him