A Memorable Day in

History: December 18th

By: Kelsey Gainey

Famous lives began Brad PittPeter Boulware Christina AguileraSteven Spielberg

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-december-18/http://nashvillegman.hubpages.com/hub/Baltimore-Ravens-All-Time-Sack-Leaders

Famous lives ended Christopher Farley:

(comedian & movie star)

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/died-on-december-18/all

History was changedThanksgiving was officially made a national holiday.President Clinton was impeached.

http://www.realnews247.com/clinton's_family_tree.htm

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/thanksgiving-day

Music was heardTchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia. Britain's EMI Records rejected the Beatles. They later signed them.

http://thebeatlesautographs.net/

http://www.boulderballet.org/nutcracker.html

(Music Continued)Madonna had her first number one hit. Rod Stewart announced his solo career.

http://www.cooltownstudios.com/2005/01/26/go-for-the-madonna-effect

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/107596/rod-stewart-signs-with-umg-verve-s-david-foster-to

Movies were viewedThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersAvatar (2009)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/

Food was enjoyed1988 Pillsbury Co. is acquired by the British company Grand Metropolitan PLC, a food and spirits conglomerate.National Roast Suckling Pig Day

http://Pillsbury_Companyen.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://www.chow.com/food-news/54831/suckling-pig-for-the-holidays/

George Bush said…"People say, well, do you ever hear any other voices other than, like, a few people? Of course I do." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., December 18, 2008.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewbush

Interesting things happenedThe first giant panda was imported into the US.Tiger Wood’s wife hired a lawyer to begin their divorce.

http://www.konicaminolta.com/kids/endangered_animals/library/field/giant-panda.htmlhttp://bossip.com/category/celeb-directory/tiger-woods-celeb-directory/