What happend on 1st December

This is day of

World AIDS Day is observed globally to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and support those affected by the virus.

1973

U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act into law, instituting sanctions against South Africa in protest against apartheid.

1958

The Central African Republic gains independence from France and emerges as a sovereign nation.

1955

Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist, refuses to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, igniting the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

1913

The world's first drive-in service station for automobiles opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, revolutionizing the way people refuel their vehicles.

1862

During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers his annual message to Congress, which includes the Emancipation Proclamation, a significant step toward abolishing slavery.

1844

John Henry Hopkins, Jr., a pioneer, composes "We Three Kings of Orient Are," a timeless Christmas carol.