History for December 1

History for December 1 - On-This-Day.com:
Mary Martin 1913, Stansfield Turner 1923, Woody Allen 1935 


Lou Rawls 1935, Richard Pryor 1940, Bette Midler 1945 


1835 - Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales.


1913 - Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production.


1913 - The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh, PA.


1943 - In Teheran, leaders of the United States, the USSR and the United Kingdom met to reaffirm the goal set on October 30, 1943. The previous meeting called for an early establishment of an international organization to maintain peace and security.






1952 - In Denmark, it was announced that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed.


1955 - Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.


1959 - 12 countries, including the U.S. and USSR, signed a treaty that set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, which would be free from military activity.


1991 - Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.