A McDonnell Douglas DC-8 similar to the aircraft that crashed.

United Airlines Flight 173 was a flight from John F. Kennedy International
Airport in New York City, New York to Portland International Airport in
Portland, Oregon, with a scheduled stop in Denver, Colorado. While the
aircraft was approaching Portland it ran out of fuel and crashed in a
suburban Portland neighborhood near NE 158th Avenue and East
Burnside Street.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the following probable cause: “The failure of the captain (Malburn McBroom) to monitor
properly the aircraft’s fuel state and the crewmember’s advisories regarding
the fuel state. This resulted in fuel exhaustion to all engines. The pilots
inattention resulted from preoccupation with a landing gear malfunction 
and the preparations for a possible landing emergency”.   

The crash site as it looks today.

On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives.

General George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to
Valley Forge, PA, to camp for the winter on this day in 1777.

‘The Prayer at Valley Forge’ by Arnold Friberg.

Charles Dickens’ novel "A Christmas Carol" was first published in England on this day in 1843.

Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870)  

Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific on this day in 1972, ending
the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.

On this day in 1957, "The Music Man" opened on Broadway.

Robert Preston Meservey  (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987)

ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans, but also stated that undeniably
loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry could not be detained.

The United States began the heaviest bombing of North Vietnam
during the Vietnam War on this day in 1972. The attack ended 12
days later.

On this day in 1892, Tchaikovsky’s "The Nutcracker" publicly
premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.

“Snow Flakes” from the 1892 production of “The Nutcracker.”

Steven Allan Spielberg is 71 years old today. He was
born in Cincinnati, OH.

Celebrated director Steven Spielberg achieved box office 
records with the blockbuster films Jaws (1975) E.T. (1982)
and Jurassic Park (1993). He received the Academy Award
for Best Director for the films Schindler’s List (1993) and 
Saving Private Ryan (1998). He also directed the action/
adventure classic trilogy Indiana Jones, starring Harrison
Ford, in the ’80s.

SANDY KOZEL

Former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death in Jerusalem by an Israeli court on this  day in 1961. He had been
tried on charges for organizing the deportation of Jews to
concentration camps.

A single-engine plane carrying U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller (above) disappeared in thick fog over the English Channel during a flight to
Paris.

A US Army-Air Force C-64 Norseman Aircraft similar to the one
carrying Glenn Miller.  

On this day in 1791, the first ten amendments to the Constitution,
known as the Bill of Rights, went into effect following ratification
by the state of Virginia.

On this day in 1890, Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other
tribe members were killed in Grand River, SD, during an incident
with Indian police working for the U.S. government.

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney died in Los Angeles on this day in 1966.

The movie "Gone With the Wind," produced by David O. Selznick
based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell, premiered at Loew’s
Grand Theater in Atlanta on this day in 1939. The epic film starred  
Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.

Loew’s Grand Theater in Atlanta, Georgia.

ED DANAHUE

On this day in 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson. He became the Duke of Windsor.

On this day in 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United
States. The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries.

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
(UNICEF) was established on this day in 1946 by the U.N.
General Assembly. The fund provides relief to children in
countries devastated by war.

Original series began on this day in 1980 and aired till May 8, 1988
on the CBS television network.