Wednesday, December 01, 2021

History for December 1

History for December 1 - On-This-Day.com
Richard Pryor 1940
  • 1913 - Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production.
  • 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.
  • 1991 - Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.

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