All Events

Historical Events on December 4

  • American Civil War

    1864

    American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta.

  • Minnesota

    1867

    Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).

  • World War II

    1939

    World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    1943

    World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.

  • Burger King

    1954

    The first Burger King is opened in Miami.

  • Vietnam War

    1967

    Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.

  • Indian Navy

    1971

    The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.

  • Kingston upon Hull

    1979

    The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.

  • Sri Lankan Civil War

    1984

    Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107-150 civilians in Mannar.

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