On this day …
December 21, 2014
- In 1620, the Pilgrims, aboard the Mayflower, landed at Plymouth Rock.
- In 1879, Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House made its world premiere in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- In 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated feature film, premiered in Los Angeles.
- In 1951, Libya declared its independence.
- In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270.
- In 2012, the Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise.