Cleveland History
December 1, 1906 – Cleveland implemented a major standardization of street names and house numbers to improve consistency and navigation, reflecting the city’s rapid growth and modernization in the early 20th century.
World History
December 1, 1913 – The first moving assembly line for mass production of automobiles was introduced by Henry Ford at the Ford Motor Company, revolutionizing industrial manufacturing.
December 1, 1955 – Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a city bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and becoming a pivotal moment in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
December 2, 1823 – U.S. President James Monroe delivered the address that would become known as the Monroe Doctrine, warning European powers against further colonization in the Americas.
December 4, 1533 – Ivan IV, later known as Ivan the Terrible, was crowned Grand Prince of Moscow at the age of three following the death of his father, Grand Prince Vasili III.
December 7, 1941 – The Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise military strike on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, leading to the United States’ formal entry into World War II.
