TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2010

Today is Tuesday, December 21, the 355th day of 2010. There are 10 days left in the year.

1620 ― 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

1913 ― first crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World

1921 ― Supreme Court rules labor injunctions and picketing unconstitutional

1946 ― Earthquake in South Japan, kills 1,086

1958 ― Charles De Gaulle wins seven-year term as first president of 5th Republic of France

1968 ― David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash premiere together in California

1989 ― Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (he is executed 12/25)

1989 ― U.S. invades Panama and ousts General Noriega

1989 ― Vice President Quayle sends out 30,000 Xmas cards with word beacon spelled beakon

1991 ― Soviet Union formally dissolves 11 of 12 republics sign treaty forming Commonwealth of Independent States