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| − | * 1620, William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts | + | * 1620, William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, [[Massachusetts]] |
| − | * 1844, the Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement | + | * 1844, the Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, [[England]], starting the Cooperative movement |
* 1861, Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln | * 1861, Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln | ||
| − | * 1913, Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World | + | * 1913, Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first [[crossword puzzle]], is published in the New York World |
* 1937, the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated cartoon in Technicolor, is premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles | * 1937, the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated cartoon in Technicolor, is premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles | ||
| − | * 1945, Gen. George S. Patton died in Heidelberg, Germany, of injuries from a car accident | + | * 1945, Gen. George S. Patton died in Heidelberg, [[Germany]], of injuries from a car accident |
* 1967, Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, after living for 18 days | * 1967, Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, after living for 18 days | ||
| − | * 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At 2h:50m:37s Mission elapsed time (MES), the crew performs the first ever manned Trans Lunar Injection and become the first humans to leave the Earth's gravity field | + | * 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in [[Florida]]. At 2h:50m:37s Mission elapsed time (MES), the crew performs the first ever manned Trans Lunar Injection and become the first humans to leave the Earth's gravity field |
* 1970, Elvis Presley meets with President Richard Nixon to discuss the war on drugs. ALSO: The F-14 Tomcat flies for the first time | * 1970, Elvis Presley meets with President Richard Nixon to discuss the war on drugs. ALSO: The F-14 Tomcat flies for the first time | ||
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* 1976, the Liberian-registered tanker Argo Merchant broke apart near Nantucket Island almost a week after running aground, spilling 7.5 million gallons of oil into the North Atlantic | * 1976, the Liberian-registered tanker Argo Merchant broke apart near Nantucket Island almost a week after running aground, spilling 7.5 million gallons of oil into the North Atlantic | ||
| − | * 1988, a bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight 103 by practitioners of that "religion of peace" over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270 | + | * 1988, a bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight 103 by practitioners of that "religion of peace" over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, [[Scotland]], killing 270 |
* 1995, the city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control; immediately Christians there begin to suffer | * 1995, the city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control; immediately Christians there begin to suffer | ||
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* 2002, President Bush received a smallpox vaccination, fulfilling a promise he'd made when he ordered inoculations for about a half-million | * 2002, President Bush received a smallpox vaccination, fulfilling a promise he'd made when he ordered inoculations for about a half-million | ||
| − | * 2007, the Schengen Agreement area increases to include 9 European Union member states; Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech | + | * 2007, the Schengen Agreement area increases to include 9 European Union member states; [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]] and [[Malta]] on land and sea borders |
| − | Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Malta on land and sea borders | ||
[[Category:December]][[Category:Days of the Year]] | [[Category:December]][[Category:Days of the Year]] | ||
Revision as of 21:44, 21 December 2007
December 21 in history
- 1620, William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- 1844, the Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement
- 1861, Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln
- 1913, Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World
- 1937, the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated cartoon in Technicolor, is premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles
- 1945, Gen. George S. Patton died in Heidelberg, Germany, of injuries from a car accident
- 1967, Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, after living for 18 days
- 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At 2h:50m:37s Mission elapsed time (MES), the crew performs the first ever manned Trans Lunar Injection and become the first humans to leave the Earth's gravity field
- 1970, Elvis Presley meets with President Richard Nixon to discuss the war on drugs. ALSO: The F-14 Tomcat flies for the first time
- 1971, the United Nations Security Council chooses Kurt Waldheim to succeed U Thant as Secretary-General
- 1976, the Liberian-registered tanker Argo Merchant broke apart near Nantucket Island almost a week after running aground, spilling 7.5 million gallons of oil into the North Atlantic
- 1988, a bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight 103 by practitioners of that "religion of peace" over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270
- 1995, the city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control; immediately Christians there begin to suffer
- 2002, President Bush received a smallpox vaccination, fulfilling a promise he'd made when he ordered inoculations for about a half-million
