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  • U.S.
    Friday Dec 21, 1860
    Abraham Lincoln

    South Carolina took the lead by adopting an ordinance of secession

    U.S.
    Friday Dec 21, 1860

    On December 20, 1860, South Carolina took the lead by adopting an ordinance of secession.




  • U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 1933
    The Holocaust

    "400,000 Germans to be sterilized"

    U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 1933

    The New York Times reported on 21 December that year: "400,000 Germans to be sterilized". There were 84,525 applications from doctors in the first year. The courts reached a decision in 64,499 of those cases; 56,244 were in favor of sterilization. Estimates for the number of involuntary sterilizations during the whole of the Third Reich range from 300,000 to 400,000.




  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1937
    Walt Disney

    Releasing Snow White

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1937

    By 1934, Disney had become dissatisfied with producing formulaic cartoon shorts, and believed a feature-length cartoon would be more profitable. The studio began the four-year production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, based on the fairy tale. Snow White premiered in December 1937 to high praise from critics and audiences. The film became the most successful motion picture of 1938 and by May 1939 its total gross of $6.5 million made it the most successful sound film made to that date. Disney won another Honorary Academy Award, which consisted of one full-sized and seven miniature Oscar statuettes. The success of Snow White heralded one of the most productive eras for the studio; the Walt Disney Family Museum calls the following years "the 'Golden Age of Animation' ".




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1954
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1954

    The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China was signed in December 1954.




  • United States
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1999
    Angelina Jolie

    Girl, Interrupted

    United States
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1999

    Jolie next took the supporting role of a sociopathic mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, released on 21 December 1999, an adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir of the same name. Jolie won her third Golden Globe Award, her second Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2000.




  • U.S.
    Monday Dec 21, 2009
    Eminem

    Relapse: Refill

    U.S.
    Monday Dec 21, 2009

    On November 19, he announced on his website that Relapse: Refill would be released on December 21. The album was a re-release of Relapse with seven bonus tracks, including "Forever" and "Taking My Ball".




  • U.S.
    Saturday Dec 21, 2013
    Colombian conflict

    The Washington Post revealed a Covert CIA Program

    U.S.
    Saturday Dec 21, 2013

    In December 2013, The Washington Post revealed a covert CIA program, started in the early 2000s, which provides the Colombian government with intelligence and GPS guidance systems for smart bombs.


  • Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 2017
    Papa John's Pizza

    The Company CEO resign's announcement

    Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 2017

    The company announced on December 21, 2017, that John Schnatter would step down as CEO of Papa John's Pizza on January 1, 2018, to be replaced as CEO by current company President Steve Ritchie with Schnatter remaining chairman at the time.


  • U.S.
    Friday Dec 21, 1860
    Abraham Lincoln

    South Carolina took the lead by adopting an ordinance of secession

    U.S.
    Friday Dec 21, 1860

    On December 20, 1860, South Carolina took the lead by adopting an ordinance of secession.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 1933
    The Holocaust

    "400,000 Germans to be sterilized"

    U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 1933

    The New York Times reported on 21 December that year: "400,000 Germans to be sterilized". There were 84,525 applications from doctors in the first year. The courts reached a decision in 64,499 of those cases; 56,244 were in favor of sterilization. Estimates for the number of involuntary sterilizations during the whole of the Third Reich range from 300,000 to 400,000.


  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1937
    Walt Disney

    Releasing Snow White

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1937

    By 1934, Disney had become dissatisfied with producing formulaic cartoon shorts, and believed a feature-length cartoon would be more profitable. The studio began the four-year production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, based on the fairy tale. Snow White premiered in December 1937 to high praise from critics and audiences. The film became the most successful motion picture of 1938 and by May 1939 its total gross of $6.5 million made it the most successful sound film made to that date. Disney won another Honorary Academy Award, which consisted of one full-sized and seven miniature Oscar statuettes. The success of Snow White heralded one of the most productive eras for the studio; the Walt Disney Family Museum calls the following years "the 'Golden Age of Animation' ".


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1954
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1954

    The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China was signed in December 1954.


  • United States
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1999
    Angelina Jolie

    Girl, Interrupted

    United States
    Tuesday Dec 21, 1999

    Jolie next took the supporting role of a sociopathic mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, released on 21 December 1999, an adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir of the same name. Jolie won her third Golden Globe Award, her second Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2000.


  • U.S.
    Monday Dec 21, 2009
    Eminem

    Relapse: Refill

    U.S.
    Monday Dec 21, 2009

    On November 19, he announced on his website that Relapse: Refill would be released on December 21. The album was a re-release of Relapse with seven bonus tracks, including "Forever" and "Taking My Ball".


  • U.S.
    Saturday Dec 21, 2013
    Colombian conflict

    The Washington Post revealed a Covert CIA Program

    U.S.
    Saturday Dec 21, 2013

    In December 2013, The Washington Post revealed a covert CIA program, started in the early 2000s, which provides the Colombian government with intelligence and GPS guidance systems for smart bombs.


  • Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 2017
    Papa John's Pizza

    The Company CEO resign's announcement

    Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 21, 2017

    The company announced on December 21, 2017, that John Schnatter would step down as CEO of Papa John's Pizza on January 1, 2018, to be replaced as CEO by current company President Steve Ritchie with Schnatter remaining chairman at the time.


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