December 1^st in history

Encyclopædia Britannica presents people and events from this day in history:

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff: Biography of the Day

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

"I know of no ‘new programme'.…Only that art is forever manifesting itself in new forms, since there are forever new personalities—its essence can never alter, I believe. Perhaps I am wrong. But speaking for myself, I know that I have no programme, only the unaccountable longing to grasp what I see and feel, and to find the purest means of expression for it."

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

German artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, born this day in 1884 and noted for his landscapes and nudes, cofounded in 1905 Die Brücke, a group of German painters and printmakers who were pivotal to the development of Expressionism.

 

Rosa Parks's refusal to relinquish her bus seat: 1 December 1955 - This Day in History

This day in 1955, in violation of segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested, sparking a 381-day bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr.

More Events on this day:

1959: The Antarctic Treaty was signed by 12 countries, making the Antarctic continent a demilitarized zone to be preserved for scientific research.

1925: Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy signed the Pact of Locarno, a series of agreements intended to guarantee peace in western Europe.

1825: Russian Emperor Alexander I died unexpectedly in southern Russia.

1814: General Andrew Jackson, commander of the U.S. Army of the Southwest, hastened to defend New Orleans, Louisiana, against British invasion; a series of skirmishes over the next few weeks culminated in the Battle of New Orleans.