On this day in history - Today, December, 21

Today in History

• 1995 Palestinians take control of Bethlehem

  Isreali troops withdrew from the city under the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Stri

• 1988 Lockerbie Bombing

  A bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight number 103 on its way from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit, United S

• 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination adopted

  The human rights convention was adopted by the United Nations' member states and was put into force

• 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs released

  The movie made by Walt Disney Productions was the world's first full-length animated feature film an

• 1872 Phileas Fogg wins his wager

  The fictional character created by French writer Jules Verne for his book, Around the World in Eight