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| December 1st |
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| About December 1st is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. December 1st is World AIDS Day. Births 1847 - Julia A. Moore, poetaster 1902 - Red Badgro, NFL Hall of Famer receiver, defensive end 1911 - Walter Alston, Hall of Fame baseball manager 1935 - Woody Allen, film director, writer, playwright (Annie Hall ) 1939 - Lee Trevino, professional golfer 1940 - Richard Pryor, comedian, actor writer 1945 - Bette Midler, singer, actress 1970 - Sarah Silverman, comedian, actress (The Sarah Silverman Program) Deaths 1986 - Bobby Layne, Hall of Fame quarterback 2008 - Paul Benedict, actor (The Jeffersons, Sesame Street) Events 1824 - The U.S. presidential election goes to the House of Representatives to decide the winner when none of the candidates receive an electoral majority. 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln declares the United States the "last best hope of earth." 1955 - Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama when she refused to give up her seat to a white man. 1969 - The first draft lottery in the United States is held since the end of World War II. 1998 - Exxon announces a $73.7 billion deal to buy Mobil, creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company. |
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