December 19 - This day in History

December 19: General Interest
1998: President Clinton impeached

After nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. Clinton, the second president in American history to be impeached, vowed to finish his term... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Thomas Paine publishes American Crisis
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-american-crisis


Automotive
1968 : "Bullitt" hits the silver screen in Sweden
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bullitt-hits-the-silver-screen-in-sweden


Civil War
1817 : Confederate General James Archer is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-archer-born


Cold War
1986 : Gorbachev releases Sakharov from internal exile
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-releases-sakharov-from-internal-exile


Crime
1986 : World Series parachutist sentenced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-series-parachutist-sentenced


Disaster
1907 : Pennsylvania miners perish in coal mine explosion
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pennsylvania-miners-perish-in-coal-mine-explosion


General Interest
1777 : Continental Army enters winter camp at Valley Forge
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-army-enters-winter-camp-at-valley-forge

1972 : Last lunar-landing mission ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-lunar-landing-mission-ends

1984 : Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-agrees-to-return-hong-kong-to-china


Hollywood
1997 : Titanic sails into theaters
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/titanic-sails-into-theaters


Literary
1732 : Poor Richard's Almanack is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poor-richards-almanack-is-published


Music
2005 : Ahmadinejad bans all Western music in Iranian state television and radio broadcasts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ahmadinejad-bans-all-western-music-in-iranian-state-television-and-radio-broadcasts


Old West
1964 : John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-fords-cheyenne-autumn-released


Presidential
1777 : Washington leads troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-leads-troops-into-winter-quarters-at-valley-forge


Sports
1917 : National Hockey League (NHL) opens its first season
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-hockey-league-nhl-opens-its-first-season


Vietnam War
1964 : Another bloodless coup topples the government in Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/another-bloodless-coup-topples-the-government-in-saigon

1972 : North Vietnam condemns Linebacker raids
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnam-condemns-linebacker-raids


World War I
1915 : Haig becomes commander-in-chief of the British army in France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/haig-becomes-commander-in-chief-of-the-british-army-in-france


World War II
1941 : Hitler takes command of the German army
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-takes-command-of-the-german-army