Today in History

December 1

1918 - Yugoslavia is established.

1948 - Arab conference at Jericho proclaims Abdullah of Transjordan King of Palestine.

1981 - A chartered Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a Corsican mountain as it approaches Ajaccio Airport, killing all 174 people aboard.

1991 - Ukrainians vote 9-1 in favour of independence from Soviet Union. 1999 - Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos Horta returns to East Timor after 24 years in exile.

2004 - A tropical storm in the Philippines kills at least 340 people.

2006 - Typhoon Durian kills 1,000 people in central Philippines.

2013 - India’s first mission to Mars leaves Earth’s orbit, successfully entering the second phase.