In 1942: During World War II, nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect in the United States; the goal was not so much to save on gas, but to conserve rubber that was desperately needed for the war effort by reducing the use of tires.
Energy Crisis 1973
Cars line up at a Washington D.C. service station, Dec. 1, 1973, to fill up with gasoline in anticipation of the closing of the stations later that night, to help ease the fuel shortage. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
John Trudel
John Trudell portrait on steps leading to prison atop Alcatraz Dec. 1, 1969. (AP Photo)
Cyprus Civil War Cease Fire
Greek and Turk work side by side in Limassol harbor area, one of few joint operations stills going on in Cyprus on Dec. 1, 1964. (AP Photo/Ahmet Baran)
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus watches as the ball goes in the cup on the fourth hole for an eagle during final play of the Walt Disney World Golf Classic in Lake Vista, Fla., Dec. 1, 1973. (AP Photo/George Brich)
David Bowie
FILE - This is a Dec. 1, 1972 file photo of David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust period pictured in Philadelphia. Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-bending persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday Jan. 10, 2016. He was 69 and had just released a new album. (AP Photo, Brian Horton, File)
Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young
The Rev. Martin Luther King makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington on Dec. 1, 1964 after a meeting with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. King termed the 1¼-hour talk “quite amicable” Andrew Young, assistant to King, is at left. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz)
ROOSEVELT
Eleanor Roosevelt ladles soup into a bowl in the Grand Central Restaurant kitchen in New York City on Dec. 1, 1932 during the Great Depression. The U.S. president-elect's wife walked into the restaurant's kitchen to help feed unemployed women. (AP Photo)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill
From left to right are Premier Joseph Stalin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Tehran conference around Dec. 1, 1943. (AP Photo/Pool/Life)
Jetliner Crash Test
A Boeing 720 jetliner bursts into flames during the FAA/NASA Controlled Impact Demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 1, 1984. The remotely controlled aircraft was crashed to test an anti-misting fuel that is supposed to resist the fireball effect. The plane was destroyed. (AP Photo)
Freedom Riders
Three Freedom Riders wait to get into a private car in McComb, Miss., Dec. 1, 1961, after they arrived on a bus. They left the bus station with no incident with a police escort. The crowd at the bus station then vented their anger on newsmen and photographers. (AP Photo)
London Crystal Palace Fire
An aerial view of the twisted metal and melted glass, and one of the still-standing towers, which are all that remains of the Crystal Palace, in London, on Dec. 1, 1936. (AP Photo)
Grasshopper Plague 1947
Grasshoppers, which are plaguing western New South Wales, Australia, present a serious threat to wheat crops and are shown swarming over a heard of cattle, Dec. 1, 1947. (AP Photo)
FDR Salutes Flag 1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt salutes the flag during a flag-raising on the main street of Warm Springs, Ga. in honor of the president, Dec. 1, 1933. (AP Photo)
Susette Kehs
Phoenixville police dispatcher Susette Kehs zooms in on one of the close-circuit television cameras that the police use to monitor the downtown district of the Penn. town, Dec. 1, 1978. The police have been using cameras as a crime control aid for the past five years. (AP Photo/Steven M. Falk)
Robert Dole 1979
Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas, left, and his wife Elizabeth, talk with Iowa Republicans at the party's state council meeting in Des Moines on Saturday, Dec. 1, 1979. Dole is one of several GOP presidential candidates campaigning in Iowa for support in the state's Jan. 21 precinct caucuses. (AP Photo/Robert Jarboe)
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