1 –The World Health Organization (WHO) launches World AIDS Day. (1988)
The New York City AIDS Memorial, a tribute to the over 100,000 New Yorkers who have died of AIDS-related illness, is unveiled at a public dedication on World AIDS Day. (2016)
2 – AIDS activist Katrina Haslip dies of AIDS-related causes at age 33. Haslip’s advocacy helped force the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand the definition of HIV/AIDS to include more illnesses that affect women. (1992)
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13 – Congress votes to lift the ban on using federal funding for needle exchange programs nationwide. (2009)
17 – Congress votes to restore a ban on using federal funding for needle exchange programs. (2011)
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20 – Max Robinson, the first Black network news anchor in the United States, dies of AIDS-related causes at age 49. (1988)
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