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Important events in history: Tehran Declaration signed against Hitler’s Germany (1943), Rosa Parks arrested starting Civil Rights Movement (1955), AIDS recognized by medical community (1981), Henry Ford introduces moving assembly line (1913), Lady Nancy Astor becomes first woman in British Parliament (1919), Sherlock Holmes first appears in print (1887), Antarctica declared scientific reserve (1959), Chunnel teams meet in the middle (1990), first lottery held for Vietnam War (1969), basketball invented (1891).
US President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and USSR leader Joseph Stalin signed the Tehran Declaration. (1943) In this agreement, the three leaders pledged each other friendship and loyalty of their nations and promise to work together against Hitler’s Germany.
African-American Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger. (1955) This started a major bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which lasted over a year and is considered the event that started the Civil Rights Movement in America.
AIDS has been officially recognized by the medical community. (1981) The virus was isolated two years later and campaigns to educate people about AIDS prevention began.
Henry Ford introduced the first moving assembly line. (1913) The system could produce a new automobile every two minutes and thirty-eight seconds.
Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to sit in the British Parliament. (1919) American Lady Astor remained the only female MP until 1921, and was an outspoken feminist and social critic.
Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print. (1887) A Study in Scarlet was the first of over 60 stories featuring the famed detective. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the book in three weeks.
Antarctica has been declared a scientific reserve to be used for peaceful purposes only in the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). (1959) The ATS was signed by 12 member countries, including the United States, Japan, the USSR, the United Kingdom and Argentina.
The teams digging the Chunnel meet in the middle. (1990) Excavation teams from France and Great Britain met under the English Channel two years after drilling for the Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel, had begun. This marked the first time England and mainland Europe had been connected in 8,000 years.
The first lottery was held in the United States since World War II. (1969) Lottery was held to determine the order of admission into the Army to fight in the Vietnam War. It was incredibly unpopular and spawned a movement of “draft dodgers” who moved to Canada to avoid the draft.
The game of basketball is said to have been invented. (1891) Canadian-born James Naismith is said to have invented the game at the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA to keep a rowdy indoor classroom busy during the winter. The game was originally played with nine players on each team, a large soccer ball, and two fishing baskets for goals.
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