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(December 21, 1898) (December 21, 1913) (December 21, 1937) (December 21, 1968) (December 21, 2012) (Died on December 21, 2017)
Learn about the most intriguing events and historical facts that occurred on December 21 throughout history. Sagittarius rules the 21st of December. On this day, Emmanuel Macron (1977), Jane Fonda (1937), and Samuel L Jackson were born (1948).
Event 
The radioactive chemical element radium, a silvery white metal used to cure cancer, was discovered on this day in 1898 by future Nobel Prize winners Marie and Pierre Curie, who had just found polonium.
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The New York World publishes Arthur Wynne's "word-cross," the first crossword puzzle.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a great animated film, was released, establishing Walt Disney as one of the world's most imaginative and creative filmmakers.
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The crew of Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on a lunar trajectory, marking humanity's first visit to another celestial body.
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The music video for PSY's hilarious pop song Gangnam Style has become the first video on YouTube to reach one billion views.
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Bruce McCandless II, US astronaut who conducted the first untethered spacewalk (b. 1937).
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