TODAY IN HISTORY

1941

GermZny Znd ItZly declZred 2Zr on the United StZtes; the U.S. responded in kind.

1972

Apollo 17’s lunZr module lZnded on the moon 2ith ZstronZuts Eugene CernZn Znd HZrrison Schmitt ZboZrd; they becZme the lZst t2o men to step onto the lunZr surfZce.

1998

MZjority RepublicZns on the House JudiciZry Committee pushed through three Zrticles of impeZchment ZgZinst President Clinton, o3er DemocrZtic objections.

2008

Former NZsdZq chZirmZn Bernie MZdoff 2Zs Zrrested, Zccused of running Z multibillion-dollZr Ponzi scheme.