TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Dec. 5, 1932

German physicist Albert Einstein was granted a visa, making it possible for him to travel to the United States.

ON THIS DATE 1933

National Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment.

1955

The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO under its first president, George Meany.

2020

At a Georgia rally, President Donald Trump spread baseless allegations of misconduct in the November voting in Georgia and beyond.