Dec. 1 is when the City of Toronto officially welcomes its new mayor.
John Tory begins his four-year term Monday, Dec. 1 after being elected in the Oct. 27 municipal election to lead the city.
Let’s take a look back in time at some other historic events that happened on Dec. 1:
1835: Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales
1891: James Naismith – a Canadian – created the game of basketball
1913: The Ford Motor Company introduced the continuous moving assembly line that could produce a complete car every two-and-a-half minutes
1955: Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus and give her seat to a white passenger
1971: John Lennon and Yoko Ono released ‘Happy Xmas (War is Over)’ in the United States
1997: The Howard Stern Radio Show premiered in Davenport, Iowa
2010: Rob Ford assumed office at city hall as mayor of Toronto