A to Z This Day in World History | December 1st

Become friends with The A to Z English Podcast on WeChat! Account ID: atozenglishpodcast Here are some historical events that occurred on December 1: 1955: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 1988: Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islamic state. 1913: The first drive-in automobile service station opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 1958: The Central African Republic achieves independence from France. 1990: Channel Tunnel sections from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the English Channel. 1959: Antarctic Treaty System is signed by 12 countries, preserving the continent for scientific research. 1973: Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia. 1989: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George H.W. Bush declare the end of the Cold War during a summit in Malta. 1919: Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. These are just a few examples, and many more events have taken place on December 1 throughout history. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-1st/ Social Media: Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Donate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donations Robin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7 Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Free https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/ https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy