1620CE
Exploration
Pilgrims Land at Plymouth
The Mayflower Pilgrims disembark at Plymouth Harbor in Massachusetts, establishing the first permanent European settlement in New England.
Daily Chronicle
December 21
3 Historical Records
1957CE
Birth
Ray Romano Born
American stand-up comedian and actor best known for creating and starring in the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. He later earned critical acclaim for his dramatic role in the series Parenthood and the film The Big Sick.
1988CE
Other
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed
A terrorist bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground.