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DECEMBER 1, 1918
With the signing of the Act of Union, Denmark recognized the Kingdom of Iceland as a fully sovereign state in personal union through a common monarch.
The Danish–Icelandic Act of Union, an agreement signed by Iceland and Denmark on 1 December 1918, recognized Iceland as a fully independent Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1966
The first Gävle goat, a Swedish Yule goat tradition, was constructed in Gävle and then burned to the ground on New Year's Eve.
The Gävle Goat is a traditional Christmas display erected annually at Slottstorget in central Gävle, Sweden. The display is a giant version Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1934
Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.
Sergei Mironovich Kirov was a Russian and Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian Empire and Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1955
In a key event in the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott.
The civil rights movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1991
A referendum held to ratify the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine passed with more than 92 percent of the vote.
A referendum on the Act of Declaration of Independence was held in Ukraine on 1 December 1991. An overwhelming majority of 92% Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1828
Returning to Buenos Aires with troops who fought in the Cisplatine War, Juan Lavalle (pictured) deposed provincial governor Manuel Dorrego, reigniting the Argentine Civil Wars.
The Cisplatine War was an armed conflict fought in the 1820s between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Read More
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Vivianne Miedema scored six goals and had four assists for Arsenal W.F.C. in their 11–1 victory over Bristol City W.F.C. that broke the record for the most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match.
Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1966
The Pit, one of U.S. college basketball's premier arenas, opened on the campus of the University of New Mexico.
The Pit is an indoor arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving primarily as the home venue of the University of New Mexico Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1822
Pedro I was crowned the first emperor of Brazil, seven weeks after his reign began on his 24th birthday.
Dom Pedro I, known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" or "the Soldier King" in Portugal, was the founder and Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1923
The Gleno Dam in the Italian province of Bergamo failed due to poor workmanship, flooding the downstream valley and killing at least 356 people.
The Gleno Dam was a multiple arch buttress dam on the Gleno Creek in the Valle di Scalve, northern Province of Bergamo, Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1577
Francis Walsingham (pictured), Elizabeth I of England's principal secretary and spymaster, was knighted.
Sir Francis Walsingham was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster".
DECEMBER 1, 1971
A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership.
The Croatian Spring, or Maspok, was a political conflict that took place from 1967 to 1971 in the Socialist Republic of Croatia, Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1948
In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved.
The Somerton Man was an unidentified man whose body was found on 1 December 1948 on the beach at Somerton Park, a Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1988
Five armed men hijacked a bus carrying schoolchildren and a teacher in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz, Russia), and were later given an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft and ransom for the release of the hostages.
On 1 December 1988, a LAZ-687 bus carrying around thirty pupils and one teacher from school 42 in Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union was Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1959
Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, banning military activity in the Antarctic and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve.
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's Read More
DECEMBER 1, 1941
The Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, was founded.
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United Read More

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