"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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Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
1918: Robert Ripley begins his "Believe It or Not" cartoon feature, originally called "Champs and Chumps" and dealing with only sports feats, in "The New York Globe."