Today is Thursday, December 1, 335th day of 2011. There are 30 days left in the year.
1804 ― Emperor Napoleon marries Josephine of Martinique
1835 ― Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales
1887 ― Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao
1891 ― James Naismith creates the game of basketball
1913 ― Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford
1955 ― Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus
1959 ― 12 nations sign a treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
1959 ― The first color photograph of Earth received from outer space
1982 ― Michael Jackson releases ``Thriller"
1991 ― AIDS Awareness Day