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December 4, 1997 "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City December 4, 1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach December 4, 1996 7th Billboard Music Awards December 4, 1996 NASA's 1st Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral December 4, 1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57 December 4, 1995 Atherton (185*) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test December 4, 1994 "Angels in America-Perestroika" closes at W Kerr New York City after 216 performances December 4, 1994 "Angels in America-Millennium Approach" closes at Kerr after 367 performances December 4, 1994 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1) December 4, 1994 Marta Figueras-Dottie/Brad Bryant wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 4, 1993 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec) December 4, 1993 Johann Koss skates world record 5K (6:35.53) December 4, 1991 Judds final concert (Nashville) December 4, 1991 Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years) December 4, 1991 Pan American World Airways ceased operations December 4, 1990 Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City December 4, 1990 Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages December 4, 1988 Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash December 4, 1988 Amy Benz/John Huston wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 4, 1988 Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers December 4, 1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. December 4, 1987 Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51) December 4, 1986 NASA launches Fltsatcom-7 December 4, 1986 Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound," premieres in New York City December 4, 1985 "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London December 4, 1985 French President Mitterrand receives Polish leader Jaruzelski December 4, 1985 President Reagan appoints Vice Adm John Poindexter as security adviser December 4, 1984 Hijackers commandeered a Kuwaiti airliner December 4, 1983 "Amen Corner" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 83 performances December 4, 1983 "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 241 performances December 4, 1983 David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City December 4, 1983 New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0 December 4, 1983 US jet fighters strike Syrian anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon December 4, 1982 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB) December 4, 1982 China adopts its constitution December 4, 1982 Police and racist demonstrators clash in Antwerp December 4, 1981 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV December 4, 1981 President Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence December 4, 1981 Reagan Executive Order on Intelligence (No 12333) December 4, 1981 According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa December 4, 1980 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up December 4, 1980 Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies) December 4, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith December 4, 1979 Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) December 4, 1978 Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor December 4, 1978 Dutch War criminal Pieter Menten freed December 4, 1978 Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus December 4, 1978 War criminal Pieter Menten freed December 4, 1977 Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship December 4, 1977 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself December 4, 1977 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7 December 4, 1977 Neil Simon's "Chapter Two," premieres in New York City December 4, 1976 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner December 4, 1975 6 South Molukkans occupy Indonesian consulate in The Hague, 1 dead December 4, 1974 Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims December 4, 1974 Jean-Paul Sartre visits RAF leader Andreas Baader in prison December 4, 1973 Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter December 4, 1970 Unemployment in U.S. increases to 5.8 percent December 4, 1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting December 4, 1966 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational December 4, 1965 "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert New York City after 232 performances December 4, 1965 2 passenger planes collide above Danbury, Conn, 4 die December 4, 1965 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner) December 4, 1965 Gemini 7 (Borman and Lovell) launched December 4, 1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 December 4, 1964 Baseball approves a free-agent draft December 4, 1964 Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album December 4, 1964 Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes December 4, 1964 Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, vs. Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31 December 4, 1963 Aldo Moro forms Italian government December 4, 1963 Pope Paul VI closes 2nd session of 2nd Vatican Council December 4, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 4, 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title December 4, 1961 Museum of Modern Art hangs Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days December 4, 1961 Smallest New York Knick, 49th St. MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm) December 4, 1961 Tanganyika becomes 104th member of UN December 4, 1961 WXGeorgia TV channel 8 in Waycross, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting December 4, 1958 Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community December 4, 1958 Finnish government of Fagerholm, resigns December 4, 1957 1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published December 4, 1957 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St. John's England) December 4, 1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB) December 4, 1955 Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht December 4, 1954 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances December 4, 1954 "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 64 performances December 4, 1952 Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word December 4, 1952 Walter P Reuther chosen chairman of CIO December 4, 1951 Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in New York City December 4, 1951 Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), kills 500 December 4, 1949 Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run December 4, 1948 "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 48 performances December 4, 1948 SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die December 4, 1947 U.S.S.R. joins International Amateur Athletic Union December 4, 1945 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) December 4, 1945 Senate approves U.S. participation in UN December 4, 1944 Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded December 4, 1943 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish President Inonu December 4, 1943 Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr. Ribar December 4, 1942 1st U.S. citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) December 4, 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration December 4, 1942 U.S. bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II December 4, 1942 Works Progress Administration liquidated December 4, 1941 Nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts December 4, 1935 1,200 at St. Joseph's College (Phila) enroll in anticommunism class December 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration December 4, 1933 Jack Kirkland's "Tobacco Road," premieres in New York City December 4, 1931 "Frankenstein" opens at Mayfair December 4, 1930 French government of Tardieu falls December 4, 1930 Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control December 4, 1928 Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee," premieres in New York City December 4, 1927 Dmitri Shostakovitch' 2nd Symphony, premieres in Moscow December 4, 1927 Duke Ellington opens at Cotton Club in Harlem December 4, 1927 Pirates Paul Waner wins NL MVP December 4, 1926 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7 December 4, 1923 Cecil B DeMille's 1st version of "Ten Commandments" premieres December 4, 1923 WEAF radio begins broadcasting Eveready Hour (variety show) December 4, 1922 Lucille Atcherson, becomes 1st woman legation sect-U.S. foreign service December 4, 1920 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds December 4, 1920 8th CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3 December 4, 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office December 4, 1915 F F Fletcher is 1st Admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor December 4, 1915 Ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County Ga December 4, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition opens December 4, 1914 Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court December 4, 1909 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 December 4, 1908 Haiti's president-General Alexis Nord flees from military coup December 4, 1906 Alpha Phi Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms December 4, 1905 British government of Balfour resigns December 4, 1901 Anne Russell's "Girl and the judge," premieres in New York City December 4, 1899 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes December 4, 1899 Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor December 4, 1890 Willem III, Dutch king, buried December 4, 1889 Stanley's expedition reaches Bagamoyo in Indian Ocean December 4, 1875 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail December 4, 1867 Grange organized to protect farm interests December 4, 1864 Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA December 4, 1864 Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law December 4, 1863 Storm flood ravages Nethe coastal provinces December 4, 1851 President Louis Napolean Boaparte forces crush a coup d'etat in France December 4, 1844 James K Polk elected 11th president of US December 4, 1843 Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass December 4, 1843 Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri," premieres in Leipzig December 4, 1836 Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa December 4, 1833 American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Phila December 4, 1832 French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp December 4, 1829 Britain abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre December 4, 1816 James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King December 4, 1812 Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pennsylvania patents a horse-drawn mower December 4, 1798 Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt December 4, 1791 Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published December 4, 1783 Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York City December 4, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby December 4, 1691 Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania December 4, 1691 Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands December 4, 1688 General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III December 4, 1682 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) December 4, 1680 Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th December 4, 1674 Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago December 4, 1665 Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand," premieres in Paris December 4, 1655 Middelburg Netherlands forbids building of synagogue December 4, 1644 1st European peace congress opens in Munster December 4, 1619 America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va) December 4, 1563 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years December 4, 1534 Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad December 4, 1489 Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from Moors December 4, 1259 Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX December 4, 1197 Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah December 4, 1110 Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders |