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On this day: December 27

Published On: Dec 26 2012 02:53:05 PM CST   Updated On: Dec 27 2012 01:00:00 AM CST

Charles Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle, "Howdy Doody" makes its TV debut, Apollo 8 splashes down after orbiting the Moon, and the Soviet Union occupies Afghanistan, all on this day.

OTD December 27 - James Barrie
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1904: James Barrie's play "Peter Pan" premieres in London. The play would be adapted and expanded somewhat as a novel, published in 1911 as "Peter and Wendy."

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