Today In History

Tue., Dec. 19, 2000

In 1777: Gen. George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pa., to camp for the winter.

In 1843: “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, was first published in England.

In 1950: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was named commander of the military forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In 1984: Britain and China signed an accord returning Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.

In 1998: President Clinton was impeached by the Republican-controlled House for perjury and obstruction of justice, becoming only the second chief executive to be ordered to stand trial in the Senate, where, like Andrew Johnson before him, he was acquitted.

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