On This Day for December 5 - Witchcraft condemned by Pope Innocent VIII, Walt Disney is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. December 05 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Walt Disney READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1484 Witchcraft condemned by Pope Innocent VIII READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2017: The International Olympic Committee banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Games in P'yŏngch'ang, South Korea, after uncovering a Russian state-sponsored doping program. [ Discover other Olympic cheating scandals.] 2013: South African nationalist and statesman Nelson Mandela, who helped end the country's apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a peaceful transition to majority rule, died at age 95. [Read Mandela's most noteworthy quotes.] 2012: Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer—an early exponent of modern architecture in Latin America, especially known for the curvaceous glass-and-white-concrete buildings that he designed for Brasília —died in Rio de Janeiro. [How much do you know about the history of architecture?] 1955: The American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) became a united body of autonomous labour unions, with George Meany as its first president. 1947: American boxer Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title against challenger Jersey Joe Walcott in New York City. [How much do you know about boxing?] 1933: Utah became the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment, repealing Prohibition . [Take our quiz about amendments to the U.S. Constitution.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1901 Walt Disney American film producer 1927 Bhumibol Adulyadej king of Thailand 1932 Little Richard American musician 1782 Martin Van Buren president of United States 1901 Werner Heisenberg German physicist and philosopher 1839 George Armstrong Custer United States military officer 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