December 19th

On this date in history:

1776: Thomas Paine publishes American Crisis
1777: Continental Army enters winter camp at Valley Forge
1843: Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" first published in England
1974: Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, ending the Apollo program
1984: Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China
1988: OU football program gets 3 year probation
1998: President Clinton impeached

Birthdays:

Little Jimmy Dickens
Cicely Tyson
Jennifer Beals
Alyssa Milano
Jake Gyllenhaal
Lady Sovereign
Daryl Hannah
me.