December 18, 1917Adolf Hitler dictates Directive No. 21 to crush Russia in a quick campaign. Hitler signed a secret directive ordering preparations for a Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa was launched in June 1941.

December 19, 1998President Clinton is impeached on two counts, Articles 1 and 3, by the Republican-controlled House, for perjury and obstruction of justice. He is accused of lying under oath in front of a federal j