The Almanac

December 1

One thing science and human progress accomplished on this date.

Updated

  1. 1955

    Rosa Parks keeps her seat

    In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested. Her quiet act of resistance set off a yearlong boycott and helped put the American civil rights movement in motion.

    Source: Wikipedia

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