Birthday December 21, 1761 Patriot Robert Barnwell is born
Birthday December 21, 1804 Benjamin Disraeli (Tory), British prime minister (1868, 1874-80)
Birthday December 21, 1874 Juan Bautista Sacasa, president of Nicaragua (1932-36)
Birthday December 21, 1879 Joseph Stalin, Russian dictator
Birthday December 21, 1891 John W McCormack, (D), Speaker of the House (1962-70)
Birthday December 21, 1909 George Ball, former undersecretary of state
Birthday December 21, 1911 Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth"
Birthday December 21, 1917 Heinrich Boll, German writer (Group Portrait with Lady) (Nobel '72)
Birthday December 21, 1918 Donald Regan, White House staffer
Birthday December 21, 1918 Kurt Waldheim, 4th UN sec-gen (1972-81), Austrian Pres, Nazi
Birthday December 21, 1922 Paul Winchell, ventriloquist
Birthday December 21, 1935 Phil Donahue, TV host
Birthday December 21, 1937 Jane Fonda NYC, Actress (Barbarella, Klute)
Birthday December 21, 1939 Diane Lennon, in LA
Birthday December 21, 1940 Frank Zappa, rock singer (Grateful Dead)
Birthday December 21, 1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Birthday December 21, 1948 Dave Kingman, Baseball player
Birthday December 21, 1954 Chris Evert Lloyd, Ft Lauderdale, tennis pro 'Miss pokerface'
History December 21, 1375 Boccaccio author of Decameron dies
History December 21, 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
History December 21, 1790 Samuel Slater opens 1st textile factory in US in Rhode Island
History December 21, 1799 William Wordsworth moves into Dove Cottage
History December 21, 1861 Trent crisis escalates
History December 21, 1866 Indians massacre Fetterman and eighty soldiers
History December 21, 1909 U of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole
History December 21, 1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in NY World
History December 21, 1915 Sir William Robertson is appointed chief of the Imperial General Staff
History December 21, 1918 Hobey Baker killed in plane crash
History December 21, 1929 1st group hospital insurance plan effected Dallas Tx
History December 21, 1933 Human blood serum 1st prepared
History December 21, 1937 1st feature-length cartoon with color & sound premieres (Snow White)
History December 21, 1945 Old Blood and Guts dies
History December 21, 1946 Earthquake sends tsunami toward Japan
History December 21, 1952 Broadway Tunnel opens in SF
History December 21, 1954 Dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn was murdered
History December 21, 1958 De Gaulle elected
History December 21, 1967 The Graduate opens in New York; makes Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider famous
History December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 departs for moon's orbit
History December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 (Frank Borman Jim Lovell Bill Anders) 1st manned moon voyage
History December 21, 1969 Thailand announces plans to withdraw troops
History December 21, 1970 Nixon meets Elvis Presley
History December 21, 1972 Defense Department reports eight B-52s lost during Linebacker II
History December 21, 1973 Israel Egypt Syria Jordan US & USSR meet in Geneva
History December 21, 1975 Carlos the Jackal attacks OPEC headquarters
History December 21, 1976 20th Islander shut-out opponent - Billy Smith 3-0 vs Bruins
History December 21, 1980 Sunny von Bulow is found comatose
History December 21, 1984 Islander Kelly Hrudy's 1st shut-out win - Whalers 1-0
History December 21, 1985 Harry Chapin earns a #1 hit with Cat's In The Cradle
History December 21, 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland
History December 21, 1991 Soviet republics proclaim the Commonwealth of Independent States
History December 21, 1996 Curious George co-creator Margret Rey dies
History December 21, 2001 Russell Crowe stars in A Beautiful Mind
December 21, 1761 Patriot Robert Barnwell is born
December 21, 1804 Benjamin Disraeli (Tory), British prime minister (1868, 1874-80)
December 21, 1874 Juan Bautista Sacasa, president of Nicaragua (1932-36)
December 21, 1879 Joseph Stalin, Russian dictator
December 21, 1891 John W McCormack, (D), Speaker of the House (1962-70)
December 21, 1909 George Ball, former undersecretary of state
December 21, 1911 Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth"
December 21, 1917 Heinrich Boll, German writer (Group Portrait with Lady) (Nobel '72)
December 21, 1918 Donald Regan, White House staffer
December 21, 1918 Kurt Waldheim, 4th UN sec-gen (1972-81), Austrian Pres, Nazi
December 21, 1922 Paul Winchell, ventriloquist
December 21, 1935 Phil Donahue, TV host
December 21, 1937 Jane Fonda NYC, Actress (Barbarella, Klute)
December 21, 1939 Diane Lennon, in LA
December 21, 1940 Frank Zappa, rock singer (Grateful Dead)
December 21, 1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
December 21, 1948 Dave Kingman, Baseball player
December 21, 1954 Chris Evert Lloyd, Ft Lauderdale, tennis pro 'Miss pokerface'
December 21, 1375 Boccaccio author of Decameron dies
December 21, 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
December 21, 1790 Samuel Slater opens 1st textile factory in US in Rhode Island
December 21, 1799 William Wordsworth moves into Dove Cottage
December 21, 1861 Trent crisis escalates
December 21, 1866 Indians massacre Fetterman and eighty soldiers
December 21, 1909 U of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole
December 21, 1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in NY World
December 21, 1915 Sir William Robertson is appointed chief of the Imperial General Staff
December 21, 1918 Hobey Baker killed in plane crash
December 21, 1929 1st group hospital insurance plan effected Dallas Tx
December 21, 1933 Human blood serum 1st prepared
December 21, 1937 1st feature-length cartoon with color & sound premieres (Snow White)
December 21, 1945 Old Blood and Guts dies
December 21, 1946 Earthquake sends tsunami toward Japan
December 21, 1952 Broadway Tunnel opens in SF
December 21, 1954 Dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn was murdered
December 21, 1958 De Gaulle elected
December 21, 1967 The Graduate opens in New York; makes Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider famous
December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 departs for moon's orbit
December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 (Frank Borman Jim Lovell Bill Anders) 1st manned moon voyage
December 21, 1969 Thailand announces plans to withdraw troops
December 21, 1970 Nixon meets Elvis Presley
December 21, 1972 Defense Department reports eight B-52s lost during Linebacker II
December 21, 1973 Israel Egypt Syria Jordan US & USSR meet in Geneva
December 21, 1975 Carlos the Jackal attacks OPEC headquarters
December 21, 1976 20th Islander shut-out opponent - Billy Smith 3-0 vs Bruins
December 21, 1980 Sunny von Bulow is found comatose
December 21, 1984 Islander Kelly Hrudy's 1st shut-out win - Whalers 1-0
December 21, 1985 Harry Chapin earns a #1 hit with Cat's In The Cradle
December 21, 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland
December 21, 1991 Soviet republics proclaim the Commonwealth of Independent States
December 21, 1996 Curious George co-creator Margret Rey dies
December 21, 2001 Russell Crowe stars in A Beautiful Mind