Here are Today in History results for December 1. Most important event was Rosa Parks defying the law back in 1955 and starting the Civil Rights movement.


Here are the Top Social stories for This day in 2008

• Reddit: Core Mormon belief scientifically disproven.... (898 Score)
• Digg: Facebook Connect Has Arrived (1005 Diggs)
• Fark: Pentagon to deploy 20,000 uniformed military...inside the United States... (11280 Clicks)
• VideoSift: husband tests bullet proof glass with his wife (87 Sifts)
• YouTube: Fox News Closets Harvey Milk? (10, 323 Views)

And here it is your moment of Zen

• The Daily Show: The White Stripes (2005)
• The Daily Show: Bush Surprise (2003)
• The Daily Show: Power Condom (1999)
• The Daily Show: A Christian Nation (2004)

One of the stories I included in the events section for November 30 was the Brady Bill, which President Clinton signed into law on this day in 1993 and requires people who buy a gun to wait 5 days, I was happy to find this video to represent the story.


Here are the Top Social News Stories.

• Reddit: Dr. Phil Is a Pseudoscience-Promoting A-hole (947 Score)
• Digg: 8 YO who vowed 1000th spanking would be his last, kills dad (2171 Diggs)
• VideoSift: Barclaycard waterslide ad (38 Sifts)
• Fark: American company sold... employees got a thank you that will boggle your mind (32914 Clicks)
• YouTube: Charges Possible in Black Friday Wal-Mart Death (23,408 Views)

And here are today's historical Moments of Zen

• The Daily Show: Domino Record (2006)
• The Daily Show: Arnold and Jackie against Piracy (2005)
• The Daily Show: Diana Tape exploration (2004)
• The Daily Show: David Blaine Disoriented (2000)
• The Daily Show: WTO Protest (1999)

For the complete Today in History information check out the Mahalo Page for November 28

• Reddit: Worker dies at Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede (655 Score)
• Digg: U.S. war on drugs has failed, report says (1849 Diggs)
• Fark: Walmart employee killed in annual American Running of the Bulls (9416 Clicks)
• YouTube Video: Your Weekly Address from the President-Elect (93,766 Views)
• VideoSift: A President who cares about the little guy (26 Sifts)

And today's Moment of Zen:
November 28, 2006: Moment of Zen - Day After Tomorrow

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Moment of Zen - Day After Tomorrow

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

November 28, 2005: Moment of Zen - Police Training

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Moment of Zen - Police Training

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

November 28, 2001: Owl Gift

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Owl Gift

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

November 28, 2000: Moment of Zen - Every Vote Counts

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Moment of Zen - Every Vote Counts

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

Here are today's top Social news stories, for complete TiH information check out the Mahalo page for November 27.

• Digg: Financial Bailout Balloons to the Trillions (November 25, 20080
• Fark: Completely unaware of irony, CNN breathlessly reports... (3795 Clicks)
• VideoSift: Lucky Penguin (167 Sifts)
• YouTube: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks (57,889 Views)
• Reddit: Macy's Rick Rolls the entire country on Thanksgiving (553 Score)

Mahalo page for Today in History

Top Social Stories

• Reddit: Irony Truck(1280)
• Digg: Seven Opposites You'll Find in a Bar... (2902 Diggs)
• Fark: Strip club to start selling advertising space on dancers' bottoms... (5155 Clicks)
• YouTube: Starbucks Red (144,638 Views)
• VideoSift: Todays Tech Is Wasted On The Crappiest Generation (198 Sifts)

I had no idea Fareed had a show on CNN, here is an insightful discussion from November 23rd with Al Gore about Obama moving America forward and the upcoming challenges of the 44th presidency.