In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at Plymouth, Mass. In 1913, the first crossword puzzle was published, in the New York World. In 1942, the Supreme Court ruled ...

On this day, Dec. 21 ... 1988: A terrorist bomb explodes aboard a Pam Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people and sending wreckage crashing to the ground.

The general "led a life of adventure, fighting in almost every major American twentieth century conflict," the National World War II Museum notes. "He often led from the front, and he almost ...

What happened on December 21 in world history? Here are 4 events worth remembering. Emma Raducanu admits she was ‘exposed’ in French Open exit to Iga Swiatek Some pennies are worth hundreds of ...

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and ...

Bunau-Varilla, a large shareholder, who, as cabled December 21, made an appeal to the shareholders ... deeper and deeper into the pages of history.” ON THE MONEY: The first bank in the U.S ...

according to some who cite the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar as evidence of a Dec. 21, 2012, apocalypse. But both astronomers and experts on Mesoamerican history say the Mayan apocalypse is ...