This Day In History

December 21st

1898  Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium.
1913  The first crossword puzzle published in the New York World.
1945  US General George S. Patton dies in Heidelberg, Germany from a car accident.
1968  US Space ship Apollo 8 launched to orbit the moon.
1978  Des Plaines, Illinois Police arrest John W. Gacy Jr. for the 33 men and boys he murdered.
1991  11 of the 12 former Soviet republics proclaimed the birth of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

1639  Dramatist Jean Baptiste Racine
1879  Russian Dictator Joseph Stalin (Dzhugashvili)
1933  Country Singer Freddie Hart
1935  TV Host Phil Donahue, husband of Marlo Thomas
1937  Actress Jane Fonda, wife of Ted Turner
1940  Musician Frank Zappa
1954  Tennis Champion Chris Evert

1957

• April Love - Pat Boone

• All the Way - Frank Sinatra

• You Send Me - Sam Cooke

• My Special Angel - Bobby Helms

1965

• Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds

• Over and Over - The Dave Clark Five

• I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown

• Make the World Go Away - Eddy Arnold

1973

• The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich

• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce

• Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren

• Amazing Love - Charley Pride

1981

• Physical - Olivia Newton-John

• Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire

• Young Turks - Rod Stewart

• All Roads Lead to You - Steve Wariner

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