On this day in history 1st December
2012: Enrique Peña Nieto sworn in as President of Mexico.
2012: Ex-England soccer captain David Beckham leaves LA Galaxy triumphantly.
2016: French President Francois Hollande announces he will not seek a 2nd term .
2016: Gambia presidential election: dictator Yahya Jammeh is defeated by Adama Barrow after 22 years in power.
2017: President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the F.B.I.
2018: Ariana Grande releases the music video to her single "Thank U Next", biggest ever launch on Youtube Premiere.
2018: Computer-animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" premieres in Los Angeles.
2019: British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.
2019: Earliest traceable patient, a 55-year-old man, develops symptoms of a novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Wuhan, China.
2020: Actor Elliot Page, formerly known as Ellen Page, reveals he is transgender.