历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-19（在线收听） |
December 19th, 1998, in Washington Bill Clinton becomes the second American president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The Republican-controlled House impeaches Democratic Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. “We must stop the politics of personal destruction .” The following February Clinton is acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate, and finishes the rest of his term in office. 1777, an iconic chapter of the Revolutionary War, General George Washington leads his Continental Army about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to camp for the winter. 1843, “Bah! Humbug! ", Charles Dickens’ novel--- A Christmas Carol, the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and holiday’s spirit, is first published in Britain. 1972, Apollo 17th, splashes down the Pacific Ocean, bringing the last of America’s manned missions to the Moon to an end.
And 1957, in New York, the Music Man, starring Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill, opens on Broadway. Today in history, December 19th. Rita Foley the Associated Press. |
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