Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December 21
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This is a list of selected December 21 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.December 21: December Solstice (12:04 UTC, 2008); Dongzhi, Yalda, Yule, and other winter solstice festivals (Northern Hemisphere, 2008); Midsummer festivities (Southern Hemisphere, 2008); Hanukkah begins at sunset (Judaism, 2008)
- 69 – Vespasian became the fourth Roman Emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors.
- 1844 – The Rochdale Pioneers, usually considered the first successful cooperative enterprise, opened their store in Rochdale, England, and formed the basis for the modern cooperative movement.
- 1937 – The animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, based on the fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm, premiered to a widely receptive audience.
- 1962 – Rondane National Park (pictured), Norway's first national park, was established.
- 1988 – Pan Am Flight 103: A terrorist bomb exploded and destroyed a Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270, including 11 on the ground.
More events: December 20 – December 21 – December 22
