"A Christmas Carol" is first published, the NHL plays its first games, Apollo 17 splashes down, and the U.S. House impeaches President Bill Clinton, all on this day.
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1972: Actress Alyssa Milano, best known for her TV roles in "Who's the Boss?," "Charmed" and "Melrose Place," is born in Brooklyn, N.Y.