On This Day for December 1 - Rosa Parks's refusal to relinquish her bus seat, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. December 01 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Karl Schmidt-Rottluff READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1955 Rosa Parks's refusal to relinquish her bus seat READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2000: Vicente Fox was inaugurated as president of Mexico, ending the dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which had ruled since 1929. [ Test your knowledge of Latin American history.] 1988: The first World AIDS Day was held. [Learn about the early outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S.] 1935: American filmmaker Woody Allen —who was best known for his bittersweet comic movies containing elements of parody, slapstick, and the absurd—was born. [Take our quiz about Woody Allen.] 1925: Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy signed the Pact of Locarno, a series of agreements intended to guarantee peace in western Europe. [How much do you know about European history?] 1825: Russian Emperor Alexander I died unexpectedly in southern Russia. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Russia.] 1814: General Andrew Jackson, commander of the U.S. Army of the Southwest, hastened to defend New Orleans, Louisiana, against British invasion; a series of skirmishes over the next few weeks culminated in the Battle of New Orleans. [ Test your knowledge of U.S. history.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1935 Woody Allen American actor and director 1940 Richard Pryor American comedian and actor 1976 Matthew Shepard American murder victim 1945 Bette Midler American actress and singer 1896 Georgy Zhukov Soviet marshal 1844 Alexandra queen consort of Great Britain SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help