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Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 1 December.

1. Portugal becomes independent of Spain
2. Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain
3. 1st drive-up gasoline station opens in Pitts
4. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town
5. Iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown
6. 1st skywriting over US - "Hello USA" - by Capt Turner RAF
7. Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe
8. Bernard Schmidt invented Schmidt camera dies
9. Golden Gate Bridge closed because of high winds
10. Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus
11. Central African Republic established (National Day)
12. 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space
13. International Antarctic Treaty signed in Washington
14. Grey Cup halted by fog resumed next day (Winnipeg 28 Hamilton 27)
15. Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch Isaac Newton Telescope

These famous people were born on 1 December.

1. 1800 - Mih ly Vorosmarty, Hungarian poet, dramatist
2. 1886 - Rex Stout, mystery writer
3. 1899 - Robert Welch, founded John Birch Society
4. 1902 - Morris (Red) Badgro, NFL end (Yankees, Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers)
5. 1911 - Walter Alston, baseball manager
6. 1912 - Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (World Trade Center, NY)
7. 1913 - Mary Martin Weatherford, Tx (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom
8. 1935 - Lou Rawls, singer
9. 1935 - Woody Allen, (Allen Stuart Konigsberg) Bkln (Zelig, Annie Hall)
10. 1936 - Lee Trevino, pro golfer
11. 1939 - Dianne Lennon, singer
12. 1940 - Richard Pryor, comedian, Actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy)
13. 1945 - Bette Midler, in Patterson NJ
14. 1958 - Charlene Tilton, in San Diego Calif