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Stockton landed in Cape Mesurado on December 12, 1821 to secure land for the new colony. With Dr. Ayers, Stockton coerced the native King Peter of Cape Mesurado to cede the land that would eventually become the Republic of Liberia. In exchange for the land, the Society offered trade goods, supplies, weapons, and rum (approximately $300).

The Western Group of ships reached the Marquesas Islands on December 12, 1946, whereupon the USS Henderson and USS Cacapon set up weather monitoring stations. By December 24, the USS Currituck had begun launching aircraft on reconnaissance missions. The Eastern Group of ships reached Peter I Island in late December 1946. On December 30, 1946, the Martin PBM-5George 1 crashed on Thurston Island killing Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, ARM1 Wendell K. Henderson, and ARM1 Frederick W. Williams. The other 6 crew members were rescued 13 days later. These and Vance N. Woodall, who died on January 21, 1947, were the only fatalities during Operation HIGHJUMP

"Several military exercises took place in Antarctica after World War II, with the dual purposes of training and strengthening the basis for a United States claim to Antarctic territory. Operation Highjump, in 1946 to 1947, was the first of these exercises."

CIA memo proposes "Air attacks against carefully selected, important economic installations by autonomous Cuban exile group(s) operating from bases outside the United States.", for discussion in December 13th meeting

From December 12 to December 30, a small USAF support team and two C-17 transport planes conducted 16 flights from Burundi to the Central African Republic, transporting 857 Burundian soldiers, 73 pallets of equipment, and 18 military vehicles