December 19th, 1998
In Washington, Bill Clinton becomes the second American president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The Republican-controlled House impeaches Democratic Clinton for [-----1-----] of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. “We must stop the politics of personal destruction”. The following February Clinton is [-----2-----] by The Republican-controlled Senate and finishes the rest of his term in office.

1777,
An [-----3-----] chapter---the Revolutionary War, General George Washington [-----4-----] of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to camp for the winter

1843,
"Bah! Humbug! "---Charles Dickens novel，“A Christmas Carol”--- the tale about Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the holiday spirit, is first published in Britain.

1972,
"Apollo 17" [-----5-----] in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the last of Americans man missions to the moon to an end.

And 1957,
In New York, "The Music Man", starring Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill, opens on Broadway.

Today in History, December 19th. Nancy Lyons， the Associated Press.