December 21st, 1620. Pilgrims aboard the "Mayflower" go ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1620年12月21日,清教徒乘坐“五月花”号首次在今天的马萨诸塞州普利茅斯登陆。
That's where they settle the first permanent European colony in what's known as New England.
他们正是在新英格兰建立了第一个永久的欧洲殖民地
1988. A terrorist bomb explodes aboard a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
1988年,在苏格兰洛克比上空,一枚恐怖分子炸弹在泛美航空公司波音747上爆炸。
The blast kills 270 people as wreckage from the plane crashes to the ground.

Libyan agents are later tried for the bombing while Libya's government accepts responsibility nearly 15 years later.
后来利比亚特工因爆炸事件受到审判,而利比亚政府在近15年后承认对此事负责。
1968. "Apollo Eight" lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, start-off the first mission to orbit the moon.
1968年,“阿波罗8号”从佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角升空,开始了首次绕月任务。
And 1937. Actress Jane Fonda, known for her big screen roles, political activism and workout videos, is born in New York.
1937年,以大银幕角色、政治激进主义和健身视频而闻名的女演员简·方达在纽约出生。
Today in History, December 21st, Ed. Donahue, the Associated Press.
以上是12月21日《历史上的今天》,美联社埃德·唐纳修为您播报。