The Day the World Decided to Talk About AIDS
On December 1, 1988, the first World AIDS Day was observed worldwide, turning a feared and stigmatized disease into a subject of open global conversation.
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The Virginian Who Broke Into Britain's Most Exclusive Club
On December 1, 1919, Nancy Astor took her seat in the House of Commons, becoming the first woman ever to sit in the British Parliament.
The Morning Portugal Took Its Crown Back
On December 1, 1640, the Forty Conspirators stormed Lisbon's royal palace and acclaimed the Duke of Braganza as King John IV, ending sixty years of Spanish rule.