Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II. Date: December 1, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)

Purge of Croatian Spring leaders starts in Yugoslavia at the meeting of the League of Communists at the Karađorđevo estate. Date: December 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. Date: December 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)

Papua New Guinea gains self-government from Australia. Date: December 1, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Date: December 1, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board. Date: December 1, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board. Date: December 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes. Date: December 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)

Benazir Bhutto, is named as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first female leader to lead a Muslim nation. Date: December 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)

World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states. Date: December 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)