What Happened on Dec 1

Quantum Praedecessores Is Issued

Quantum praedecessores is a papal bull issued on December 1, 1145, by Pope Eugenius III, calling for a Second Crusade. It was the first papal bull... Read more

Joseph Smith Jr. Is Imprisoned In Liberty Jail

The Historic Liberty Jail is where Joseph Smith and five other Mormon leaders were held from December 1838 to April 1839. They were helpless while... Read more

Gleno's Dam Collapse

On December the 1st, 1923, the Gleno dam, located in the Scalve valley (Lombardy), collapsed. The dam, a multiple arches structure, was partially... Read more

Sergey Kirov is Killed

Sergey Kirov, a leader of the Russian Revolution and a high-ranking member of the Politburo, is shot to death at his Leningrad office by Communist... Read more

"Aleksander Nevski" Is Released

Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский) is a 1938 historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, in association with Dmitri Vasilyev... Read more

Soviet Union Forms Puppet Government Intended to Rule Finland

On 1 December, the Soviet Union formed a puppet government intended to rule Finland once the war was over. Called the Finnish Democratic Republic,... Read more

Richard Pryor is Born

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 — December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Pryor was... Read more

Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's... Read more

Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Seat on Bus

I did not get on the bus to get arrested; I got on the bus to go home. Read more

"The Girl Can't Help It" Is Released

The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 comedy/musical film, starring Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, and Edmond O'Brien. It was produced and directed by... Read more

New York City Ballet Debuts "Agon"

On December 1, 1957, the New York City Ballet debuted Agon, a collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer George Balanchine.... Read more

Fire at Our Lady of the Angels School kills 92 students and 3 nuns

On December 1, 1958, a fire broke out in the basement of Our Lady of the Angels catholic school in Chicago, educational home to approximately 1,600... Read more

Madonna's Mother Dies

Madonna was raised in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Avon Township (now Rochester Hills). Her mother died of breast cancer at age 30 on... Read more

Steve Spurrier Wins Heisman Trophy

“Super Steve” Spurrier, University of Florida quarterback 6’2, 203 pounds, broke many Florida and South eastern Conference records. This brilliant... Read more

Jimi Hendrix releases Axis: Bold as Love

Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful... Read more

Aerosmith releases Draw the Line

Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1977. The album was recorded in an abandoned convent near New... Read more

Nickelodeon is Launched

Nickelodeon was launched on December 1, 1977 as the Pinwheel channel in Columbus, Ohio alongside the QUBE cable system (now Time Warner... Read more

Mathew Kearney is born

Mathew Kearney (pronounced /ˈkɑrni/; born December 1, 1978) is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee.... Read more

"Ziggy's Gift" Holiday Special Airs

Ziggy's Gift is an Emmy-award winning animated TV special made in 1982, based on the comic strip Ziggy. It was written by Ziggy's creator Tom... Read more

Sepultura release Bestial Devastation

Bestial Devastation is an EP by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1985 through Cogumelo Records. It is their first official... Read more

Mega Man Released on the NES in North America

Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the NES/Famicom. It is the first game to star... Read more

First Observance of World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on... Read more

Savatage release Gutter Ballet

Gutter Ballet is the sixth album produced by the progressive metal band Savatage. This was the second album created under the direction of producer... Read more

Dimmu Borgir releases For All Tid

For All Tid ("Forever", or, literally, "For All Time" in English) is the first studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir.... Read more

Ayman Zawahiri Detained in Russia

Ayman al-Zawahiri is arrested in Russia, for illegally crossing the Russian boarder. Zawahiri posed as a Sudanese merchant. He was sentenced to six... Read more