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On December 1, learn about the most interesting events and historical facts that occurred throughout history. The 335th day of the Gregorian calendar is December 1. On this day, Ford Motor Company inaugurates the world’s first moving assembly line, Papua New Guinea gains independence, and World AIDS Day gains international recognition.
Sagittarius rules the 1st of December. Pablo Escobar, Woody Allen, and Bette Midler all have the same birthday. National Christmas Lights Day and World AIDS Day both fall on December 1. (December 01, 1955) (December 01, 1959) (December 01, 1988) (December 01, 2000) (Died on December 01, 2020)
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested on this day in 1955, in violation of segregation rules in Montgomery, Alabama, igniting a 381-day bus boycott spearheaded by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, declaring the continent a demilitarised zone to be safeguarded for scientific research.
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The United Nations has declared December 1 as World AIDS Day.
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Vicente Fox Quesada is sworn in as Mexico's president, marking the country's first peaceful transfer of executive federal authority to an opposition political party after a free and democratic election.
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Arnie Robinson, American athlete (b. 1948).
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