Here is what happened today in history.

December 21st……

1988- Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland

1891- First Basketball game played

2012- “Gangnam Style” becomes the first YouTube video to reach one billion views

1996- “Curious George” co-creator Margret Rey dies

1967- “The Graduate” opens in New York

1958- Charles de Gaulle elected president of France

1968- Apollo 8 departs for lunar orbit

1945- General George S. Patton dies

1970- President Nixon meets Elvis Presley

1866- Native Americans kill 81 soldiers

1980 Socialite Sunny von Bulow is found comatose

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