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December 1, 2005 South Africa is the 5th country to recognize same-sex marriages December 1, 1997 GS Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, attacks his coach P J Carlesimo December 1, 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Davenport IA on KORB 93.5 FM December 1, 1997 Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS December 1, 1996 85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2) December 1, 1996 Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India December 1, 1994 3 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident December 1, 1994 Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating December 1, 1994 Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as president of Mexico December 1, 1994 PTL leader Jim Bakker released from jail December 1, 1994 Rober Schumanns 2nd Symphony premieres in London December 1, 1993 Northwest Airlink plane crashes in Minn, killing 18 December 1, 1992 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die December 1, 1992 Amy Fisher sentenced 5-15 years for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco December 1, 1991 "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin New York City after 32 performances December 1, 1991 "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances December 1, 1991 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1) December 1, 1991 AIDS awareness day December 1, 1991 Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election December 1, 1991 Nursultan Nazarbayev sworn in as president of Kazakhstan December 1, 1991 U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands December 1, 1991 Ukrainian people vote for independence December 1, 1990 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB) December 1, 1990 British and French workers meet in English Channel's tunnel (Chunnel) December 1, 1990 Hissene Habre of Chad flees to Cameroon December 1, 1990 Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks December 1, 1990 Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia hold their 1st joint session December 1, 1990 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96 December 1, 1989 "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS December 1, 1989 East Germany drops communist monopoly from its constitution December 1, 1989 Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year California Angels contract December 1, 1989 U.S.S.R. President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican December 1, 1988 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless December 1, 1988 Benazir Bhutto named 1st female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) December 1, 1988 Chinese minister of Foreign affairs Qian Qichen visits Moscow December 1, 1988 NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics December 1, 1988 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St. Louis Blues December 1, 1987 Digging begins to link England and France under English Channel December 1, 1986 Musee d'orsay opens in Paris December 1, 1986 Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" December 1, 1985 Noraly Beyer becomes Netherlands 1st black TV newscaster December 1, 1985 STS 61-C vehicle moves to launch pad December 1, 1985 South Africa's Cosatu union centre forms December 1, 1984 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB) December 1, 1984 France performs nuclear test December 1, 1984 Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title December 1, 1983 Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury December 1, 1982 Dentist Barney B Clark gets 1st artificial heart December 1, 1982 Michael Jackson releases Thriller December 1, 1982 Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico December 1, 1981 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain December 1, 1981 Yugoslavic DC-9 crashes into mountain at Corsica, 174 killed December 1, 1980 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB) December 1, 1980 Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in "Cementing Relationships" December 1, 1980 U.S. Justice Department sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination December 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size December 1, 1978 Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, vs. England at the Gabba December 1, 1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 1, 1976 Angola admitted to UN December 1, 1976 Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself president December 1, 1976 Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks" December 1, 1975 US president Gerald Ford visits China December 1, 1974 Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died December 1, 1974 Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5) December 1, 1974 LA Skid Row slasher kills 1st of 8 December 1, 1973 Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea December 1, 1973 Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year December 1, 1973 Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic December 1, 1973 Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ December 1, 1972 Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi" in UK December 1, 1971 "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 613 performances December 1, 1971 Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach December 1, 1971 Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 gentlemen of Verona," premieres in New York City December 1, 1971 John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US December 1, 1971 People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen December 1, 1970 Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico December 1, 1970 NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins December 1, 1970 Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen December 1, 1969 U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II December 1, 1968 "Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 1281 performances December 1, 1968 Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in New York City December 1, 1968 Gonzalo Barrios elected President of Venezuela December 1, 1968 Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open December 1, 1967 Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle) December 1, 1967 Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope December 1, 1967 Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams December 1, 1967 Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses December 1, 1966 Georg Kiesinger elected West German chancellor December 1, 1966 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colo December 1, 1965 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began December 1, 1965 South Africa government says children of white fathers are white December 1, 1964 Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros December 1, 1964 ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign December 1, 1963 New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0 December 1, 1963 Nagaland becomes a state of Indian union December 1, 1962 Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27) December 1, 1962 KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting December 1, 1960 Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo December 1, 1959 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica December 1, 1959 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space December 1, 1959 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB) December 1, 1959 The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space December 1, 1958 "Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 602 performances December 1, 1958 Central African Rep made autonomous member of Fr Comm (Natl Day) December 1, 1958 Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic) December 1, 1957 Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show December 1, 1956 "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 73 performances December 1, 1956 Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympics marathon (2:25:00.0) December 1, 1956 Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year December 1, 1956 Indonesian VP Mohammed Hatta, resigns December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus December 1, 1954 Nationalist China and U.S. sign dike agreement December 1, 1954 Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal) December 1, 1953 Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen December 1, 1953 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast December 1, 1953 WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting December 1, 1953 Walter Alston named Dodger manager December 1, 1951 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB) December 1, 1951 Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd," premieres in London December 1, 1951 Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds December 1, 1949 WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting December 1, 1949 WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting December 1, 1948 Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine December 1, 1948 Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player December 1, 1947 Bradman scores 185 in the 1st Cricket Test vs. India at the Gabba December 1, 1947 India cricket all out for 58 vs. Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2 December 1, 1946 Australia compile 645 vs. India at the Gabba (Bradman 187) December 1, 1945 CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg, 35-0 at Toronto December 1, 1944 Bela Bartok's Concerto for orchestra, premoeres December 1, 1944 Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands December 1, 1944 Prokofjev's 8th Piano sonata, premieres December 1, 1943 FDR, Churchill and Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day) December 1, 1942 Gasoline rationed in US December 1, 1941 British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python December 1, 1941 Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war December 1, 1941 Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years December 1, 1941 US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes December 1, 1939 SS-Fuhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews December 1, 1938 School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah December 1, 1937 Japan recognizes Franco government December 1, 1936 2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E) December 1, 1936 Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use December 1, 1936 EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants December 1, 1935 Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp December 1, 1933 Rudolf Hess and Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government December 1, 1931 Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint December 1, 1930 NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty December 1, 1930 Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross continent December 1, 1929 BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe December 1, 1929 Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe December 1, 1928 CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton December 1, 1928 Railroad museum opens in Utrecht Neth December 1, 1925 Treaty of Locarno signed December 1, 1924 Calles becomes president of Mexico December 1, 1924 George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in New York City December 1, 1923 CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto December 1, 1922 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF December 1, 1922 Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns December 1, 1921 1st U.S. helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight December 1, 1921 U.S. Post Office establishes philatelic agency December 1, 1919 AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester December 1, 1919 Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as 1st female member of British Parliament December 1, 1918 Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence December 1, 1918 Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown December 1, 1918 Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade December 1, 1918 Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established December 1, 1917 Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb December 1, 1913 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts) December 1, 1913 Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) December 1, 1909 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa December 1, 1909 1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef December 1, 1906 Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris) December 1, 1906 Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of Kopenick) sentenced to 4 yrs December 1, 1903 "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released December 1, 1900 South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders December 1, 1896 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY) December 1, 1891 James Naismith creates the game of basketball December 1, 1887 Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" December 1, 1887 Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao December 1, 1878 1st White House telephone installed December 1, 1868 John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war December 1, 1864 Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee to Saltville, VA December 1, 1864 Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia December 1, 1852 Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands December 1, 1843 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens December 1, 1835 Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales December 1, 1831 Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather December 1, 1824 House of Representatives begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, December 1, 1824 Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared president December 1, 1822 Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil December 1, 1822 Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran December 1, 1821 Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain December 1, 1804 Emperor Napoleon marries Josephine of Martinique December 1, 1783 Charles and M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon December 1, 1783 J van North launches unmanned balloon December 1, 1750 1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md December 1, 1742 Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia December 1, 1708 Great Alliance occupies Brussels December 1, 1656 Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden December 1, 1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes December 1, 1641 Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery December 1, 1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule December 1, 1626 Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical Governor of Jerusalem, driven out December 1, 1566 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva December 1, 1167 Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League |