It happened on a… December 5

Russia begins vaccinating people with its Sputnik V vaccine in Moscow, despite the vaccine not finishing clinical trials

Arrest of Huawei Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou for possible violation of Iran sanctions in Canada.

Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.

Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space.

Roberta Bondar, Marc Garneau, Steven Maclean, Kenneth Money, Robert Thirsk and Bjarni Tryggvason chosen as Canada’s first six astronauts for Space Shuttle work.

The Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterson Trophy are all stolen from the NHL Hall of Fame; later recovered.

Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks.

Prohibition ends in the US when 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified,

The trial of France’s King Louis XVI began.

Christopher Columbus discovered Hispaniola (now Haiti).