History for December 4

History for December 4 - On-This-Day.com
Francisco Franco 1892, Wink Martindale 1934, Max Baer Jr. 1937


Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) 1944, Jeff Bridges 1949, Tyra Banks 1973


1783 - Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York.


1875 - William Marcy Tweed, the "Boss" of New York City's Tammany Hall political organization, escaped from jail and fled from the U.S.


1965 - The U.S. launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Comdr. James A. Lovell on board.


1973 - Pioneer 10 reached Jupiter.


1977 - Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of the Central African Empire, crowned himself emperor in a ceremony believed to have cost more than $100 million. He was deposed 2 years later.


1991 - Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was released after nearly seven years in captivity in Lebanon.


1991 - Pan American World Airways ceased operations.


1997 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors for one year for choking and threatening to kill his coach, P.J. Carlesimo.