Leonid Brezhnev (Russia) 1906
- 1907 - A coalmine explosion in Jacobs Creek, PA, killed 239 workers.
- 1957 - Meredith Wilson’s "The Music Man" opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. It ran for 1,375 shows.
- 1972 - Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, ending the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
- 1973 - Johnny Carson started a fake toilet-paper scare on the "Tonight Show."
- 1996 - The school board of Oakland, CA, voted to recognize Black English, also known as "ebonics." The board later reversed its stance.
- 1998 - U.S. President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 2008 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed a $17.4 billion rescue package of loans for ailing auto makers General Motors and Chrysler.
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