On This Day December 2nd
OTD
December 2nd is the 336th day of the year in the Gregorian
calendar; 29 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
1409 – The University of Leipzig opens.
1697 – St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir
Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London, is consecrated.
1804 – At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte
crowns himself Emperor of the French.
1805 – War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Austerlitz:
French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
1823 – Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message,
U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European
conflicts and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.
1865 – Alabama ratified the 13th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, followed by North Carolina and then Georgia; U.S. slaves were
legally free within two weeks.
1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the
Ford Motor Company unveiled the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
1939 – New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
1954 – Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to
censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into
dishonor and disrepute."
1991 – Canada and Poland become the first nations to
recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
1993 – Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the
Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Birthdays
1754 – William Cooper, American judge and politician,
founded Cooperstown, New York (d. 1809)
1759 – James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist,
founded the Linnean Society (d. 1828)
1827 – William Burges, English architect and designer (d.
1881)
1863 – Charles Edward Ringling, American businessman,
co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1926)
1885 – George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel
Prize laureate (d. 1950)
1930 – Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel
Prize laureate (d. 2014)
1945 – Penelope Spheeris, American director, producer, and
screenwriter
1960 – Rick Savage, English singer-songwriter and bass
player
1973 – Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player
1981 – Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer,
and actress
1994 – Aaron Jones, American football player.
Holiday Spotlight.
International Sweater Vestival
This diverse piece
of clothing was designed with functionality in mind, even as people thought it
was a mistake. It was made for people indulging in sports to help them sweat
and, thus, help them lose weight. Julia Felsenthal, then a staff writer at
“Slate Magazine,” wrote a history piece about the sweater vest, tracing this
garment back to 1882 when rowers first wore these with one big difference —
they were long-sleeved. The piece does not indicate when the sleeves were
chopped off to mimic the now-popular style, but it is believed that football
players from Michigan abandoned the sleeves to breathe better while playing,
and it has been a staple ever since.
This humble garment became
familiar in the 1900s; men everywhere wore it with pride. Soon enough, the
sweater vest crossed the gender barrier, too. Stars adopted this garment excitedly,
namely the lead character of Clueless, Cher Horowitz, and later Eleanor
Roosevelt, who wore the sweater vest with her tweeds in 1934, creating another
fashion statement. Ace designers Dior, Givenchy, and Prada also put this
garment on runways, cementing its place in popular imagination.
The World Wars
brought other matters to the public eye, and the sweater vest lost its place
for a little while. By the 1970s, the sweater vest was making inroads into
fashion again, although in places like the UK.
The sweater vest has
been used by sports fans (especially those who enjoy golf) and American
football team coaches for a long time. It has remained a supplementary fashion
icon ever since, except in the 21st century, when the Spring/Summer 2017 runway
presentation saw significant designers such as Raf Simons and Prada play with
the sweater vest again. By 2020, sweater vests will explode all over the
internet, with celebrities paying tribute to this garment and fashion houses
swearing it is the next best thing.
The facts about who
created this day are a little murky. The only mention we could find is in a
“Boston Globe” article by reporter Carolyn Johnson. Some people believe Johnson
to be the one who coined the term ‘Sweater Vestival, ‘others think she might
have had a partner, but no one can say for sure. Did you know Knoxville,
Tennessee, has an unrelated version of this day that is held annually in May?
Whatever its origins, this day sees international celebrations in almost 65
countries around the globe, including Boston, New York, London, and Auckland.
Other Include
Bike Shop Day
Business of Popping Corn Day
Coats & Toys for Kids Day
Earmuffs Day
Global Fat Bike Day
Greenwood Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Lao National Day
National Fritters Day
National Mutt Day
National Play Outside Day
National Rhubarb Vodka Day
Play Basketball Day
Safety Razor Day
Skywarn Recognition Day
Special Education Day
World Pear Day
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