What Happened on Dec 21

Landing Party Arrives at Site where Plymouth Settlement is Built, Beginning Difficult First Winter in New World

On December 21, 1620, the first landing party arrived at the site of what would become the settlement of Plymouth. Plans to immediately begin... Read more

Pretoria Pit Disaster

The explosion occurred at 7.50am on 21 Dec 1910, originating at the west end of North Plodder No.2 coal face, some 640 yards (580m) NNW of No.3... Read more

President Calvin Coolidge Signs The Boulder Canyon Project Act

On December 21, 1928, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Boulder Canyon Project Act intended to dam the fourteen hundred mile Colorado River and... Read more

Chinchow Operation

While the other Japanese forces and collaborationist Manchurian troops spread out from their bases along the South Manchurian Railway rail lines to... Read more

'And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street' is Published

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" is a book written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss and Robert Carington. Originally published in 1937,... Read more

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is premiered

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated feature based on the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm. It was the... Read more

Frank Zappa Is Born in Baltimore, Maryland

Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 21, 1940 to Francis Vincent Zappa (born in Partinico, Sicily) who was of Greek and Arab... Read more

Louis Jordan's Single, "Let The Good Times Roll," Debuts

On December 21, 1946, Louis Jordan's single, "Let the Good Times Roll," debuted on the Rhythm and Blues charts. Over the next twenty-two weeks, the... Read more

The 'International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples' Is Created

In June 1948, however, the leader of the Soviet-Norwegian Friendship Society and Communist Party member, Christian Hilt, wrote a letter to Stalin... Read more

Thunderball (film) released

Thunderball (1965) is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series after Dr. No (1962), From Russia With Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964), and the... Read more

The Graduate is Released

The Graduate is a 1967 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the 1963 novel The Graduate by Charles Webb, who wrote it... Read more

"Cries And Whispers" Is Released

Cries and Whispers (Swedish: Viskningar och rop, literally "Whispers and Cries") is a 1973 Swedish film about two sisters who watch over their... Read more

Cyclone Tracy

By world standards, Tracy was a small but intense tropical cyclone at landfall, the radius of gale force winds being only about 50 km. The central... Read more

Kaikoura Lights

For some time, there had been a spate of UFO sightings in the area, and an investigation was called for. As the Argosy soared over the Pacific... Read more

"The Flamingo Kid" Is Released

The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, written by Marshall, Neal Marshall and Bo Goldman. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard... Read more

"Thing-Fish" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Thing-Fish is a 1984 album by Frank Zappa. Released as an "original cast recording," it is a concept album with strange characters and a bizarre... Read more

Airflight Attack in Lockerbie, Scotland

A New York bound flight Pan Am Flight 103, exploded in flight from a terrorist's bomb and crashed into a Scottish village. Fatalities included all... Read more

Lockerbie Bombing Kills 270

Pan Am Flight 103, also commonly referred to as the Lockerbie bombing, was the bombing of a Pan Am transatlantic flight from London Heathrow... Read more

Pan Am Flight 103

Pan Am Flight 103 was a transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to JFK Internation Airport in New York City. The flight was taking place... Read more

MST3K Ep. 321 - "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"

In this children's movie, Martians abduct Santa and two children in hopes of bringing Christmas to their planet. Catchphrase: You're the laziest... Read more

"Little Women" Is Released

Little Women is a 1994 American drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong. The screenplay by Robin Swicord is based on the Louisa May Alcott novel... Read more

Fighters Megamix is Released

Fighters Megamix (ファイターズ メガミックス) is a 1996 fighting game developed by AM2 for the Sega Saturn and Game.com. It combines several characters from... Read more

UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan (UFC 15.5)

UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan (also known as UFC 15.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 21, 1997,... Read more

Destiny's Child releases "Bug a Boo" single

"Bug a Boo" is a song by Destiny's Child, which appears on their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It peaked at number thirty-three on the... Read more

"Everything Is Healing Nicely" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Everything Is Healing Nicely is an album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released through the Zappa Family Trust in December 1999. It features... Read more