* Astronomy

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RE: December 21st

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The Divalia is a Roman festival held on December 21st, in honour of the goddess Angerona
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46862911/divalia/

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At Newgrange prehistoric monument the rising sun shines along the long passage into the chamber
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange

Dowth is a Neolithic passage tomb which stands in the Boyne Valley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowth

Rondane National Park was established on 21 December 1962
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51989820/rondane-national-park/

Drilling at Dome C began in 1996 and was completed on December 21, 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_Station#Glaciology

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The Challenger expedition sailed from Portsmouth, England, on 21 December 1872
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46609470/hms-challenger/

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Luna 13 was launched in 1966
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46862874/luna-13/

Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46862897/apollo-8/

Venera 12 landed on the surface of Venus on 21 December 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_12

The Soviet Vega 2 space probe was launched on 21 December 1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_2

The Sparkie (or 3CS-1) satellite failed to achieve orbit on 21 December 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparkie_(satellite)

Soyuz TM-4 was Launched in December 1987
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-4

Soyuz TMA-3M (29S) with Expedition 30, was launched on 21st December, 2011.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46622929/soyuz-tma-03m29s/

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Millie Elizabeth Hughes-Fulford is an American medical investigator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millie_Hughes-Fulford

Robert Brown (21 December 1773 - 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brown_(botanist)

Ira Sprague Bowen (December 21, 1898 - February 6, 1973) was an American astronomer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46862867/ira-sprague-bowen-1898-1973/

Donald Eugene Brownlee (born December 21, 1943) is a professor of astronomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_E._Brownlee

Giuseppe Forti (December 21, 1939 - July 2, 2007) was an Italian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Forti

Tarmo Oja (born December 21, 1934) is a professor in astronomy at Uppsala University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarmo_Oja

Graeme Bryce Segal (born 21 December 1941) is a British mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Segal

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On December 21, 1913, Arthur Wynne, a journalist from Liverpool, England, published a "word-cross" puzzle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword_puzzle#History

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre on December 21, 1937
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46862871/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs/

The final episode of Blake 7 was broadcast on 21 December 1981.

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NGC 193 was discovered by William Herschel on the 21st December 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55997059/ngc-193/

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Meteorites

The Rochester (H6) meteorite fell in Indiana, USA, on the 21st December, 1876.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46862884/rochester-meteorite/

The Nakhon Pathom (L6) meteorite fell in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, on the 21st December, 1923.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46862889/nakhon-pathom-meteorite/