Macbook date & time settings icon gone

I have a ~4 year old Macbook, 2.2 Intel Core 2 running OS/X 10.5.8. Several months ago, I went to "Open Date & Time..." by clicking on my clock. I click on it and nothing occurs. I went to my System Preferences to access via the "Date & Time" icon. The icon is gone.
I have been unable to find an analogous sitiation on the internet, in speaking with Mac representatives, or from my university's tech support department. Has anyone experienced this issue? What of the disappearing icon (I have never seen a system preference/control panel icon simply disappear...)? Any ideas?

Open System Preferences, click on the 'View' menu and select 'Customize'.  You will see all the icons available within System Preferences but with checkmarks next to them.  If Date & Time is there then it will not have the checkmark.  Check it, then click on the 'Done' button at the top.

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