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December 1: Union Day in Romania (1918), World AIDS Day

The Red Ribbon, a symbol of the fight against AIDS

1640 - John IV was declared King of Portugal, resulting in a war with Spain.

1822 - Pedro I was crowned the first Emperor of Brazil.

1955 - Rosa Parks was arrested for violating racial segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama after refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white man, precipitating the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1958 - The colony of Ubangi-Shari became an autonomous territory within the French Community and took the name Central African Republic.

1990 - Channel Tunnel workers from the United Kingdom and France met 40 metres beneath the English Channel seabed, establishing the first ground connection between the island of Great Britain and the mainland of Europe since the last ice age.

Recent days: November 30 – November 29 – November 28

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+{{*mp}} [[1913]] - The world's first moving '''[[assembly line]]''' was installed in [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highland Park]], [[Michigan]] for the [[mass production]] of [[automobile]]s.
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-* [[1955]] - '''[[Rosa Parks]]''' refused to give her seat on a bus to a white man and was arrested for violating [[racial segregation]] laws in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Alabama]], precipitating the [[Montgomery Bus Boycott]].
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-* [[1640]] - '''[[John IV of Portugal|John IV]]''' was declared [[King of Portugal|King]] of [[Portugal]], resulting in a war with [[Spain]].
+{{*mp}} [[1640]] - '''[[John IV of Portugal|John IV]]''' was declared [[King of Portugal|King]] of [[Portugal]], resulting in a war with [[Spain]].
-* [[1822]] - '''[[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro I]]''' was crowned the first [[List of Brazilian monarchs|Emperor]] of [[Empire of Brazil|Brazil]].
+{{*mp}} [[1822]] - '''[[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro I]]''' was crowned the first [[List of Brazilian monarchs|Emperor]] of [[Empire of Brazil|Brazil]].
+{{*mp}} [[1955]] - [[Rosa Parks]] was arrested for violating [[racial segregation]] laws in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Alabama]] after refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white man, precipitating the '''[[Montgomery Bus Boycott]]'''.
-* [[1913]] - The world's first moving '''[[assembly line]]''' was installed in [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highland Park]], [[Michigan]] for the [[mass production]] of [[automobile]]s.
 * [[1958]] - The colony of [[Oubangui-Chari|Ubangi-Shari]] became an autonomous territory within the [[French Community]] and took the name '''[[Central African Republic]]'''.
-* [[1990]] - '''[[Channel Tunnel]]''' workers from the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] met 40 metres beneath the [[English Channel]] seabed, establishing the first ground connection between the island of [[Great Britain]] and the mainland of [[Europe]] since the last [[ice age]].
+{{*mp}} [[1990]] - '''[[Channel Tunnel]]''' workers from the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] met 40 metres beneath the [[English Channel]] seabed, establishing the first ground connection between the island of [[Great Britain]] and the mainland of [[Europe]] since the last [[ice age]].
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 Recent days: [[November  30]] &ndash; [[November  29]] &ndash; [[November  28]]
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