Talk:December 21
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December 21, 12:42 UTC: Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere
- 69 - Vespasian became the fourth Roman Emperor in the Year of the four emperors, and first of the Flavian dynasty.
- 1913 - Arthur Wynne published the first crossword puzzle in the New York World.
- 1958 - Charles de Gaulle was elected as the first President of the Fifth Republic of France.
- 1968 - Apollo 8 launched on what would be the first manned flight to orbit the Moon
- 1988 - Pan Am Flight 103: A terrorist bomb exploded and destroyed a Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270, including 11 on the ground.
Recent days: December 20 – December 19 – December 18
Where's the evidence for the Isle of Man claim? The women's suffrage entry claims that that honor goes to New Jersey, albeit very briefly... --dcsohl
1861 event: " ... Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell, arrested by the United States Navy aboard the British mail steamer Trent in order to prevent war between the United States and the United Kingdom." Is this what is meant? That Mason and Slidell were arrested in order to prevent war? Or is it just bad grammar? The sentence is very long; I would edit but do not know the history at all. --alpheus
