December 4th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1872 Azores Mary Celeste Mystery
December 4th, 1872 : Crew from the Dei Gratia, a small British brig spot the Mary Celeste, at full sail near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was seaworthy, its stores and supplies were untouched, but not a soul was onboard. 1872
1909 Denmark Princess Waldemar
December 4th, 1909 : In Copenhagen Princess Waldemar lay on her death bed. The princess suffered from the flu, but became unconscious and was expected to die. Her husband, Prince Waidemar, the late King Christian’s youngest son, was travelling with their three sons in India.
1920 Greece Fiancial Aid Withdrawn
December 4th, 1920 : Greece was warned by The Allied Supreme Council that their financial aid would be withdrawn if King Constantine was returned to power. Some of the allies believed that Smyrna would be more secure in Turkish hands than under King Constantine.
1934 Turkey Uniforms Forbidden
December 4th, 1934 : In Turkey all uniforms were forbidden – even Boy Scout uniforms from other countries. Also prohibited were Nazi brown uniforms and Fascist black military dress
1941 United States Airplane Production
December 4th, 1941 : President Roosevelt implied that he would like the United States to produce 50,000 airplanes. Probably this goal would be met according to the president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. That would mean manufacturing 4,000 planes a month until July 1945.
1942 United States PWA Ended
December 4th, 1942 : The Works Progress Administration, which had been created to provide jobs during the Great Depression of the 1930's is ended.
1945 United States United Nations
December 4th, 1945 : The U.S. Senate approves U.S. participation in the UN. The United Nations had officially came into existence on October 24, 1945.
1953 Canada US Relations
December 4th, 1953 : Canadian-U.S. relations were at a low point, even though the two countries boasted the longest undefended border in the world. The source of the animosity was over Igor Gouzenko who had information on Soviet espionage. The Royal Commission in Canada had used Gouzenko’s testimony to create the most comprehensive document on Soviet spying ever. However, Canadians felt that the U.S. was blackmailing Minister of External Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, by suggesting that he leaked information to Soviet spies.
1961 UK Birth Control Pill
December 4th, 1961 : The birth control pill an oral contraception will now be available on the National Health Service. .
1969 U.S.A. Black Panther Party
December 4th, 1969 : Police kill Fred Hampton, 21, and Mark Clark, 22, members of the Black Panther Party who are gunned down by 14 police officers as they lie sleeping in their Chicago, Illinois, apartment . The Black Panther Party was an African American organization founded to promote civil rights and social justice and was a part of the anti establishment counterculture of the Sixties.
1971 Northern Ireland Pub Bomb Belfast
December 4th, 1971 : Bomb demolishes crowded Belfast pub killing at least 10 and injuring 17
1974 Norway Oil Dispute
December 4th, 1974 : Russia and Norway were having another round of talks about the boundaries beneath the Barents Sea in the Artic. There was oil under the sea and Russia was eager to get at it, however, Norway wanted to wait and get the borders settled before allowing the Russians to bring their oil drilling equipment in.
1989 Israel chemical weapons
December 4th, 1989 : Israel feared the use of chemical weapons should another war break out with Syria. One Israeli soldier warned, “We know they have chemical weapons. We have to assume they would use chemical weapons in a war.” Syrians had been seen by Israelis training for chemical warfare. However, it was believed that Israel had the same weapons at their disposal.
1991 Lebanon Last US Hostage released
December 4th, 1991 : Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, the last and longest-held US hostage in Lebanon, is freed by an Islamic militant group after 2,454 days in captivity.
1992 Somalia Starving Millions
December 4th, 1992 : Somalia did not have a government and its people were starving. It was a country that needed the long term help of the world police to keep order and to make sure that aid got delivered. The United States sends American troops to lead a mercy mission to Somalia, threatening military action against warlords and gangs who were blocking food for starving millions but did not want to commit itself to a long term military intervention, because it was scared of recreating another situation like the Vietnam war.
2001 U.S.A. Freezes Hamas Assets in US
December 4th, 1992 : The United States froze the financial assets of organizations allegedly linked to the terrorist group Hamas including the Texas-based Islamic foundation that calls itself a charity, saying the organization acts as a front to finance the militant wing of the Palestinian group Hamas
2003 U.S.A. US / Europe Trade War Tarrifs
December 4th, 2003 : The US has pulled back from implementing a punitive tax on imported steel ammounting to increases of 30% to the cost of a range of imported steel products, to avoid a damaging trade war between the United States and Europe after the EU threatened implementing tarrifs of $2.2bn on US imports into Europe.
2006 Sweden Straw Goat
December 4th, 2006 : In the city of Gavla, Sweden it is traditional around Christmas to erect a straw goat before the coming of Santa Claus. This year a 43 foot high goat – the biggest ever -- was put up and coated with flame-retardant chemicals, so that vandals could not burn it down. Previous goats have gone up in flames or been vandalized.
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What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1952 Great Britain Deadly London Smog
December 4th, 1952 : A deadly smog created by the smoke soot and sulfur dioxide from the factories, cars and coal fires in local homes begins to hover over London, England, which continues for four days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people.
December 4th, 1952 : A deadly smog created by the smoke soot and sulfur dioxide from the factories, cars and coal fires in local homes begins to hover over London, England, which continues for four days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people.
1872 Azores Mary Celeste Mystery
December 4th, 1872 : Crew from the Dei Gratia, a small British brig spot the Mary Celeste, at full sail near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was seaworthy, its stores and supplies were untouched, but not a soul was onboard. 1872
1909 Denmark Princess Waldemar
December 4th, 1909 : In Copenhagen Princess Waldemar lay on her death bed. The princess suffered from the flu, but became unconscious and was expected to die. Her husband, Prince Waidemar, the late King Christian’s youngest son, was travelling with their three sons in India.
1920 Greece Fiancial Aid Withdrawn
December 4th, 1920 : Greece was warned by The Allied Supreme Council that their financial aid would be withdrawn if King Constantine was returned to power. Some of the allies believed that Smyrna would be more secure in Turkish hands than under King Constantine.
1934 Turkey Uniforms Forbidden
December 4th, 1934 : In Turkey all uniforms were forbidden – even Boy Scout uniforms from other countries. Also prohibited were Nazi brown uniforms and Fascist black military dress
1941 United States Airplane Production
December 4th, 1941 : President Roosevelt implied that he would like the United States to produce 50,000 airplanes. Probably this goal would be met according to the president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. That would mean manufacturing 4,000 planes a month until July 1945.
1942 United States PWA Ended
December 4th, 1942 : The Works Progress Administration, which had been created to provide jobs during the Great Depression of the 1930's is ended.
1945 United States United Nations
December 4th, 1945 : The U.S. Senate approves U.S. participation in the UN. The United Nations had officially came into existence on October 24, 1945.
1953 Canada US Relations
December 4th, 1953 : Canadian-U.S. relations were at a low point, even though the two countries boasted the longest undefended border in the world. The source of the animosity was over Igor Gouzenko who had information on Soviet espionage. The Royal Commission in Canada had used Gouzenko’s testimony to create the most comprehensive document on Soviet spying ever. However, Canadians felt that the U.S. was blackmailing Minister of External Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, by suggesting that he leaked information to Soviet spies.
1961 UK Birth Control Pill
December 4th, 1961 : The birth control pill an oral contraception will now be available on the National Health Service. .
1969 U.S.A. Black Panther Party
December 4th, 1969 : Police kill Fred Hampton, 21, and Mark Clark, 22, members of the Black Panther Party who are gunned down by 14 police officers as they lie sleeping in their Chicago, Illinois, apartment . The Black Panther Party was an African American organization founded to promote civil rights and social justice and was a part of the anti establishment counterculture of the Sixties.
1971 Northern Ireland Pub Bomb Belfast
December 4th, 1971 : Bomb demolishes crowded Belfast pub killing at least 10 and injuring 17
1974 Norway Oil Dispute
December 4th, 1974 : Russia and Norway were having another round of talks about the boundaries beneath the Barents Sea in the Artic. There was oil under the sea and Russia was eager to get at it, however, Norway wanted to wait and get the borders settled before allowing the Russians to bring their oil drilling equipment in.
1989 Israel chemical weapons
December 4th, 1989 : Israel feared the use of chemical weapons should another war break out with Syria. One Israeli soldier warned, “We know they have chemical weapons. We have to assume they would use chemical weapons in a war.” Syrians had been seen by Israelis training for chemical warfare. However, it was believed that Israel had the same weapons at their disposal.
1991 Lebanon Last US Hostage released
December 4th, 1991 : Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, the last and longest-held US hostage in Lebanon, is freed by an Islamic militant group after 2,454 days in captivity.
1992 Somalia Starving Millions
December 4th, 1992 : Somalia did not have a government and its people were starving. It was a country that needed the long term help of the world police to keep order and to make sure that aid got delivered. The United States sends American troops to lead a mercy mission to Somalia, threatening military action against warlords and gangs who were blocking food for starving millions but did not want to commit itself to a long term military intervention, because it was scared of recreating another situation like the Vietnam war.
2001 U.S.A. Freezes Hamas Assets in US
December 4th, 1992 : The United States froze the financial assets of organizations allegedly linked to the terrorist group Hamas including the Texas-based Islamic foundation that calls itself a charity, saying the organization acts as a front to finance the militant wing of the Palestinian group Hamas
2003 U.S.A. US / Europe Trade War Tarrifs
December 4th, 2003 : The US has pulled back from implementing a punitive tax on imported steel ammounting to increases of 30% to the cost of a range of imported steel products, to avoid a damaging trade war between the United States and Europe after the EU threatened implementing tarrifs of $2.2bn on US imports into Europe.
2006 Sweden Straw Goat
December 4th, 2006 : In the city of Gavla, Sweden it is traditional around Christmas to erect a straw goat before the coming of Santa Claus. This year a 43 foot high goat – the biggest ever -- was put up and coated with flame-retardant chemicals, so that vandals could not burn it down. Previous goats have gone up in flames or been vandalized.
