MONDAY, December 18, 2017

Today is Monday, December 18, the 352nd day of 2017. There are 13 days left in the year.

1980 — Vietnam adopts constitution

1982 — Flight readiness firing of Challenger’s main engines; 20 seconds

1983 — NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak

1984 — 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)

1985 — "Jerry’s Girls" opens at St James Theater NYC for 139 performances

1987 — Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s future president, marries Asif Ali Zardari

1987 — Ivan F Boesky sentenced to 3 years for insider trading

1988 —5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win & eliminate Giants from playoffs

1988 —Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record