Daily Calendar for Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Born
- William Henry Holmes (archaeologist) –
- Rex Stout (novelist) –
- David Fitzgerald Doyle (actor) –
- Woody Allen (actor & producer) –
- Lee Trevino (golfer) –
- Richard Pryor (comedian & actor) –
- Stephen Benton (American scientist) –
- Bette Midler (singer & actress) –
- Brad Delson (guitarist of Linkin Park) –
- Princess Aiko (first child of Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako) –
Died
- David Ben-Gurion (1st Prime Minister of Israel) –
- James Baldwin (author) –
- Capt. Edward L. Beach (author of Run Silent, Run Deep
) –
- Eugene Bob Gregoire (first design chief of Ford, creator of the Lincoln Continental) –
Events
- New York’s Erie Canal closed due to weather.–
- The Christmas Club savings account began–
- First drive-in gasoline service station opened, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–
- Lt. Harry Colebourn officially donated Winnie (the bear Christopher Robin Milne named his bear after) to the London Zoo–
- First flight of helium-filled blimp (C-7), between Virginia and D.C.–
- Dupree Gardens opened, Land O’ Lakes, Florida–
- Nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect in the United States–
- Rosa Parks, a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger–
- First 12 nations signed the Antarctic Treaty–
- The Antarctic Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., guaranteeing peaceful international use of the continent–
- News anchor, Tom Brokaw, signed off after 23 years of bringing news to viewers–
- Astronaut Bob Thirsk returned to Earth after 6 months on the International Space Station–
Weather
- The Erie Canal was closed due to weather–
- The temperature at Kipp, Montana, rose 80 degrees over the course of the day–
- -25.6 degrees F, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta–
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