Today is Wednesday, December 18, the 353rd day of 2024. There are 13 days left within the 12 months.
Today in History:
On December 18, 2019, the U.S. House impeached President Donald Trump on two counts, sending his case to the Senate for trial; the articles of impeachment accused him of abusing the facility of the presidency to research rival Joe Biden earlier than the 2020 election after which obstructing congressional investigations. (It was the primary of two Trump impeachment trials that will finish in acquittal by the Senate.)
Also on this date:
In 1865, the thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, was declared into impact by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
In 1892, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” had its public premiere in St. Petersburg, Russia; though it’s now thought of a traditional, it acquired typically unfavourable reception from critics.
In 1917, Congress handed the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” and despatched it to the states for ratification. (It was repealed in 1933 by the twenty first Amendment.)
In 1957, the Shippingport nuclear energy plant in Pennsylvania got here into operation, the primary nuclear plant to generate electrical energy within the United States. (It was taken out of service in 1982.)
In 2011, the final convoy of closely armored American troops left Iraq, crossing into Kuwait in darkness within the remaining moments of a virtually nine-year conflict.
In 2022, Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to say their third World Cup, the primary for star Lionel Messi.
Today’s birthdays: Chef Jacques Pépin is 89 years outdated. Rock musician Keith Richards is 81 years outdated. Director Alan Rudolph is 81 years outdated. Director Steven Spielberg is 78 years outdated. Director Gillian Armstrong is 74 years outdated. R&B singer Angie Stone is 63 years outdated. Actor Brad Pitt is 61 years outdated. Singer Alejandro Sanz is 56 years outdated. Tennis Hall of Famer Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is 53 years outdated. Pop singer Sia is 49. Country singer Randy Houser is 49 years outdated. Actress Katie Holmes is 46 years outdated. Singer Christina Aguilera is 44 years outdated. MLB outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is 27 years outdated. NFL quarterback Jayden Daniels is 24 years outdated. Singer Billie Eilish is 23 years outdated.
