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My name is Jack, and today I have another episode of this day in World History for December 21.
On December 21, 1872, the HMS Challenger Expedition, a scientific exploration of the world's oceans, began on December 21, 1913.
The first crossword puzzle was published in the New York World newspaper.
On December 21, 1937.
Walt Disney's animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in Los Angeles.
On December 21, 1968.
Apollo eight, the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon, was launched.
On December 21, 1988, a bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.
On December 21, 1995, the city of Bethlehem passed from israeli to palestinian control as part of the Oslo peace Accord.
And on December 21, 2008, the Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, was arrested by federal officials for a variety of corruption charges, including an alleged attempt to sell the US Senate seat vacated by President elect Barack Obama.
And these are just a few historical events that have occurred on December 21 throughout history.
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