William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960)

Leading man Clark Gable was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
actor for his portrayal of Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939). He
gained additional acclaim for his roles in The Misfits (1961), Mutiny on
the Bounty (1935), and Manhattan Melodrama (1934). His last film was
The Misfits, which was also Marilyn Monroe‘s last film. Gable worked
at an Ohio tire company after dropping out of school at age 16.

Clark Gable entered the U.S. Army Air Forces where was awarded military
honors for service, they are: the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal,
American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Medal, and World War II Victory Medal. He was a qualified aerial gunner
having received his wings upon completion of flexible gunnery school
at Tyndall field. Gable held the rank of Major when discharged in 1944.

MIKE GRACIA

On this day in 1998, President Clinton denied having an affair with a former White House intern, saying "I did not have sexual relations
with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." Denial of the affair lead to Clinton being only the second president to be impeached in US history. 
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CAMILLE
BOHANNON

An oil painting by American artist John Trumbull depicts the fatal wounding by bayonet of Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer, center, at the
Battle of Princeton.

A younger Mercer Oak now stands where the original marked the
scene of the fatal wounding of Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer.

Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops
engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence
to sing Christmas carols. At certain points along the eastern and western
fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands
joining the Germans in their joyous singing.

At the first light of dawn, many of the German soldiers emerged from their
trenches and approached the Allied lines across no-man’s-land, calling out
“Merry Christmas” in their enemies’ native tongues. At first, the Allied
soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the Germans unarmed they climbed
out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy soldiers. The men
exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and
songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides
playing a good-natured game of soccer.

A sculpture commemorating the World War One Christmas truce was unveiled in 2014 in Liverpool.