THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2021

1908-Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3

1952-First human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver CO)

1956-Fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba

196-President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor

1969 "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances

1972-"December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama)

1972-In one of their worst trades Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen

1986-Dow-Jones index hits record 1955.57

1987-U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1988-“Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad"

1988-U.N. votes 151-2 (Israel & US) to move PLO debate to Geneva, Britain abstains

1990-First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany

1991-Muslim Shites release American held hostage in Lebanon (Joseph Cicippio)

1993-Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches

1994-Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to the hospital for ulcer treatment

1994-Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring