Today in History: December 1, Ukraine votes for independence

This day is Monday Dec the th day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times in history On Dec Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union Also on this date In the presidential balloting 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 greater part electoral votes Adams would ultimately win the presidency Related Articles Trump administration science assault slams major Bay Area economic engine threatens amazing innovations Is Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes angling for a pardon from President Trump Currently in History November Fast Furious star Paul Walker killed in crash Currently in History November the Sand Creek Massacre Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for drug trafficking sentence 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 happening 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 ruling body held its first draft lottery for military amenity 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 multiple 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 The present day 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