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December 21, 1988
Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland
On this day in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew... MORE >
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First black laborers—indentured servants—in English N. American colonies, landed by Dutch at Jamestown in Aug. Chattel slavery legally recognized, 1650. 1620 Pilgrims, Puritan separatists, left Plymouth, England, Sept. 16 on Mayflower; reached Cape Cod Nov. 19; 103 passengers landed Dec. 26 at Plymouth.
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