Saturday, December 04, 2021

History for December 4

History for December 4 - On-This-Day.com

Francisco Franco 1892
  • 1783 - Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York.
  • 1812 - Peter Gaillard patented the power mower.
  • 1875 - William Marcy Tweed, the democrat "Boss" of New York City's Tammany Hall political organization, escaped from jail and fled from the U.S.
  • 1943 - Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced that any club was free to employ black players.
  • 1991 - Pan American World Airways ceased operations.
  • 1992 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush ordered American troops to lead a mercy mission to Somalia.
  • 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.

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