Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. In the early 20th century, Iceland’s push for greater autonomy accelerated as…
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1 December 1955
American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for…
1 December 1988
World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states. World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1st and serves as a global…
1 December 1989
Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d’état.
1 December 1958
The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns.
1 December 1988
World AIDS Day was proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day’]
1 December 1822
Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil. English: Peter I; 12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834, nicknamed “the Liberator”, was the founder and first…
1 December 1973
Papua New Guinea gains self governance from Australia. After the war, some Australian officials wanted a return to the prewar order, while others wanted to…
1 December 1577
Francis Walsingham gets a knighthood. Sir Francis Walsingham was a government administrator in the reign of Elizabeth I. Walsingham is principally remembered for his…