On this day, December 1, a lot has happened:

• 1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man aboard a Montgomery, Ala., city bus.
• 1959: Antarctica became a scientific preserve, free form military activity.
• 1963: The Beatles’ first single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” was released in the United States.

And in 1988, the World Health Organization established December 1 as World AIDS Day to raise awareness about the global AIDS epidemic.

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