1988A terrorist bomb explodes aboard a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The blast kills 270 people as wreckage from the plane crashes to the ground. Libyan agents later tried for the bombing while Libya’s government accepts responsibility nearly 15 years later.

1968Apollo Eight lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, start of the first mission to orbit the moon.

And 1937Actress Jane Fonda, known for her big screen roles, political activism and workout videos, is born in New York.

Today in History, December 21st, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.