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December 1 in World History 1814: Andrew Jackson ignites Battle of Orleans Every landmark event has a beginning in history. The Battle of Orleans kickstarted when General Andrew Jackson who was the commander of the US Army of the Southwest, made a sudden move to defend New Orleans, Louisiana against the invading British army. It was in the year 1814. 1825: Alexander 1 of Russia died on this day in 1825.  1862: State of the Union address by Abraham Lincoln On this day in the year 1862, Abraham Lincoln delivered the State of the Union address which exhibited a moderate position on the emancipation of slaves. Followed by his Emancipation Proclamation, he now chose to give a gradual and compensated freedom to slaves which were welcomed by many moderates and conservatives. 1913: Assembly Line by Ford On December 1, 1913, a moving assembly line was installed by Henry Ford which helped his produce automobile on a massive scale. This step reduced the c...

December 1 Nagaland Hornbill Festival December 1, 2019. This day marks an important day in the history of a State in India. The Nagaland. A tribal populated State in the country rich in culture and tradition among other good things. This December is the most important time to travel to this part of the nation. Know why? Read to learn more. The beautiful state of Nagaland came into being on December 1, 1963, as the 16th State of India. Its local festival named Hornbill festival is starting on December 1. This amazing and stupendous festival features the customs and traditions of Nagaland. So what actually is the connection between a Hornbill and a Hornbill Festival?! Hornbill is described in vivid colors in almost every tribe story of Nagaland. Thus the State celebrated its own official festival firstly in the year 2000 as the Hornbill Festival and this year it will go on till December 10. The festival is aimed to unite everyone in Nagaland. This extravaganza featur...

WORLD AIDS DAY [The article has a formal tone to its text] Every year the global community celebrated December 1 as World AIDS day. As per the rough estimate of the World Health Organisation, the world has over 37 million people living with HIV. More than one and a half million were newly affected with HIV in 2018. About 7.7 lakh people died of HIV related causes. If this condition gets going we will witness another 5 lakh causes and deaths in 2020. World AIDS Day was celebrated for the first time on December 1, 1988. Up until 1996, the day was organized by the World Health Organization. This day is the day for the global community to unite and fight against HIV. This day also means to support those ailing people with HIV. This day also commemorates those who died of several diseases related to HIV/AIDS. HIV is a dangerous pandemic in human history. It was identified only in 1984. We are yet to find a cure for the syndrome. As per the UN, Africa is the most HIV-hi...