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Today in History December 21
68 Vespian, a gruff-spoken general of humble origins, enters Rome and is named emperor by the Senate.

1620 The Pilgrims land at or near Plymouth Rock.

1866 Indians, led by Red Cloud and Crazy Horse, kill Captain William J. Fetterman and 79 other men who had ventured out from Fort Phil Kearny to cut wood.

1945 General George S. Patton dies at the age of 60 after being injured in a car accident.

1969 American draft evaders gather for a holiday dinner in Montreal, Canada.

2004 A suicide bomber attacks the forward operating base next to the US military airfield at Mosul, Iraq, killing 22 people; it is the deadliest suicide attack on US soldiers during the Iraq War.


Born on December 21

1879 Joseph Stalin, Communist leader of the Soviet Union.

1966 Kiefer Sutherland, British-born Canadian actor, producer, director; best known as Jack Bauer on the 24 TV series, a role that garnered him several awards including an Emmy and Golden Globe.

Joke of the Day

"Give it to me! I'm so f*cking wet! Give it to me now!"
She can scream all she wants, I'm not giving her the damn umbrella.