December 1 - The Day in History

December 1 : General Interest 1990: Chunnel makes breakthrough Shortly after 11 a.m. on December 1, 1990, 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill an opening the size of a car through a wall of rock... read more American Revolution 1779 : Washington establishes winter quarters at Morristown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-establishes-winter-quarters-at-morristown Automotive 1913 : Ford's assembly line starts rolling http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling Civil War 1862 : Lincoln gives State of the Union address http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-state-of-the-union-address Cold War 1959 : Antarctica made a military-free continent http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antarctica-made-a-military-free-continent Crime 2004 : Defense presents its case in Hamptons murder trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/defense-presents-its-case-in-hamptons-murder-trial Disaster 1958 : Students die in Chicago school fire http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/students-die-in-chicago-school-fire General Interest 1824 : Presidential election goes to the House http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/presidential-election-goes-to-the-house 1934 : Sergey Kirov murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sergey-kirov-murdered 1955 : Rosa Parks ignites bus boycot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosa-parks-ignites-bus-boycot Hollywood 1940 : Trailblazing comic Richard Pryor born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trailblazing-comic-richard-pryor-born Literary 1830 : Due date for Victor Hugo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/due-date-for-victor-hugo Music 1945 : Bette Midler is born in Honolulu, Hawaii http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bette-midler-is-born-in-honolulu-hawaii Old West 1884 : Elfego Baca battles Anglo cowboys http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elfego-baca-battles-anglo-cowboys Presidential 1824 : Congress decides outcome of presidential election http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-decides-outcome-of-presidential-election Sports 1939 : Lee Trevino is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lee-trevino-is-born Vietnam War 1964 : Johnson Administration makes plans to bomb North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-administration-makes-plans-to-bomb-north-vietnam 1971 : Situation in Cambodia worsens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/situation-in-cambodia-worsens World War I 1919 : New state declared in the Balkans http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-state-declared-in-the-balkans World War II 1944 : Stettinius succeeds Hull as secretary of state http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stettinius-succeeds-hull-as-secretary-of-state

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