| Today in History: Thursday, December 01, 2016 |
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AP Highlight in History:
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, defied the law by refusing to give up her seat to a white man aboard a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Parks was arrested, sparking a year-long boycott of the buses by blacks.
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| On this date in: |
| 1824 |
The House of Representatives convened to decide the presidential election because no candidate had received a majority in the Electoral College. (John Quincy Adams was eventually chosen the winner over Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay.) |
| 1862 |
President Abraham Lincoln sent his Second Annual Message to Congress, which was read aloud by the Secretary of the Senate. In it, Lincoln called for the abolition of slavery, saying that “in giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free,” |
| 1913 |
The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh. |
| 1919 |
Lady Astor was sworn in as the first female member of the British Parliament. |
| 1934 |
Sergei M. Kirov, the head of the Communist Party in Leningrad, was assassinated as Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a massive purge that would claim tens of millions of lives. |
| 1963 |
The Beatles’ first single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” was released in the United States. |
| 1969 |
The U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World War II. |
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| 1991 |
Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 1992 |
“Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher was sentenced to prison for shooting and seriously wounding Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her lover, Joey Buttafuoco. (Fisher served seven years.) |
| 2000 |
Vicente Fox was sworn in as president of Mexico, ending 71 years of ruling-party domination. |
| 2004 |
Tom Brokaw signed off for the last time as anchor of the “NBC Nightly News.” |
| 2009 |
President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 more U.S. troops into the war in Afghanistan but promised to begin withdrawal in 18 months. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Actress-singer Bette Midler turns 71 years old today. |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Stansfield Turner |
Former CIA director |
93 |
| Woody Allen |
Writer, director |
81 |
| Lee Trevino |
Golfer |
77 |
| Dianne Lennon |
Singer (The Lennon Sisters) |
77 |
| John Densmore |
Rock musician (The Doors) |
72 |
| Treat Williams |
Actor |
65 |
| Rick Scott |
Governor of Florida |
64 |
| Charlene Tilton |
Actress (“Dallas”) |
58 |
| Carol Alt |
Model, actress |
56 |
| Jeremy Northam |
Actor |
55 |
| Sarah Silverman |
Comedian, actress |
46 |
| Actor Nestor Carbonell (“Lost,” “Ringer”) turns 49 years old today. |
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