1941

Germany and Italy declared war on the United States; the United States responded in kind.

1946

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.

1972

Apollo 17’s lunar module landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard; they became the last two men to date to step onto the lunar surface.

1998

Majority Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee pushed through three articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, over Democratic objections.