December 21: The Soviet Union Ends, Life in the Trenches and Jane Fonda's Birthday

On This Day in History December 21, 2020 Historical Events 1620  Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore at in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [OS=Dec 11] 1898  French Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium 1988  Lockerbie disaster: Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed mid air by a terrorist bomb killing all 258 on board over Scotland 1991  Soviet Union formally dissolves as 11 of 12 republics sign treaty forming Commonwealth of Independent States More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Chris Evert 66th Birthday Jane Fonda 83rd Birthday Thomas Becket (1117 - 1170) Walter Hagen (1892 - 1969) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) George S. Patton (1885 - 1945) More Famous Deaths December 21: 'Good Sport' in The Trenches Prime Minister's son, Raymond Asquith tells his wife of life and death on the battlefront in World War I on this day in 1915. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand