Today in History: December 1, Ukraine votes for independence

The present day is Monday Dec the th day of There are days left in the year In current times in history On Dec Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union Also on this date In the presidential electoral contest was turned over to the U S House of Representatives after none of the candidates John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson William H Crawford and Henry Clay won more than of the electoral vote Despite Jackson winning the the bulk electoral votes Adams would ultimately win the presidency Related Articles Trump issues White House invitation to families of the two National Guard members who were shot FDNY Deputy Chief James Riches who searched Ground Zero for his fallen son dies of -related illness A robot dog is becoming standard in policing and raising ethical alarms Suspected CEO killer Luigi Mangione gears up for marathon hearings ahead of state murder trial This day in History November Fast Furious star Paul Walker killed in crash In Rosa Parks a Black seamstress was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery Alabama The episode sparked a yearlong boycott of the city s buses and helped fuel the U S civil rights movement In the first Freedom Flight from Cuba to the United States landed in Miami Over the ensuing eight years the twice-daily flights allowed more than Cuban refugees to migrate to the United States through a joint U S -Cuban agreement In the U S executive held its first draft lottery for military system since World War II In President Barack Obama ordered more U S troops into the war in Afghanistan but promised during a speech to cadets at the U S Military Academy at West Point to begin withdrawals in months In retired Lt Gen Michael Flynn who served in President Donald Trump s first term as his initial national prevention adviser pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians on Trump s behalf Trump would later pardon Flynn In a huge radio telescope in Arecibo Puerto Rico that played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century collapsed The collapse stunned a multitude of scientists who long had relied on what was once the largest radio telescope in the world In Israel s war with Hamas which began in October erupted anew minutes after a weeklong truce expired as Israeli airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip At present s Birthdays World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino is Rock musician John Densmore The Doors is Actor-singer Bette Midler is Model-actor Carol Alt is Actor Jeremy Northam is Baseball Hall of Famer Larry Walker is Actor N stor Carbonell is Actor-comedian Sarah Silverman is Actor Riz Ahmed is Singer-actor Janelle Mon e is Actor Sarah Snook is Actor Zoe Kravitz is