📅 December 21 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on December 21? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1620The Mayflower Pilgrims landed near Plymouth Rock in America
- 1872The research ship HMS Challenger set out from England to explore the world’s oceans
- 1913The first crossword puzzle was published, in the New York World newspaper
- 1968Apollo 8 launched toward the Moon
- 2020Jupiter and Saturn appeared extremely close in the sky — the "Great Conjunction"
🎂 Born on December 21
- 🎾 Chris Evert (1954) — tennis player
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December 21 quiz
In what year? ⛵ The Mayflower Pilgrims landed near Plymouth Rock in America
In what year? 🌊 The research ship HMS Challenger set out from England to explore the world’s oceans
In what year? 🧩 The first crossword puzzle was published, in the New York World newspaper
Which famous person was born on December 21?