SANDY KOZEL
Premiered on this day in New York in 1946.
Although it was nominated for five Academy Awards, including
Best Picture, It’s a Wonderful Life initially received mixed
reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office.
It’s a Wonderful Life is now considered to be one of the greatest
films of all time and among the best Christmas films. It was one
of Stewart’s favorite films.
vowed to finish his term.
After nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representatives
approved two articles of impeachment against President Bill
Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand
jury and obstructing justice.
The charges for which Clinton was impeached stemmed from
a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Paula
Jones.
Two other articles had been considered but were rejected by
the House vote.
Clinton, the second president in American history to be
impeached, the first being Andrew Johnson who was
impeached in 1868.
Clinton remained in office for the remainder of his second
term.
Clinton with Lewinsky in February 1997.
Swimmers assist Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan,
left, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt in
the life raft. (NASA Image)
The Apollo Lunar-Landing program came to an
end on December 19, 1972, when the last three
astronauts to travel to the moon splashed
down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 17 had lifted off from Cape Canaveral,
Florida 10 days before.
Following its ratification by the requisite three-quarters of the
states earlier in the month, the 13th Amendment is formally
adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that “neither
slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the
United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
ED DONAHUE
