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This Day in History for December 1 — Rosa Parks Arrested, and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1824: Congress acts to decide a presidential election for the first time in history, giving the presidency to John Quincy Adams (more info)
1913: The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line, reducing the time needed to build a car from 12 hours to just under three (more info)
1955: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws (more info)
1959: Twelve nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, sign the Antarctica Treaty, which bans military activity and weapons testing on that continent (more info)
1969: The Vietnam War draft lottery is held, the first such lottery in the United States since World War II (more info)
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