377 Historic Events for December 4
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US bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II
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| 1942 |
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FDR orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration
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| 1942 |
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1st US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey)
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| 1943 |
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-Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish pres Inonu
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| 1943 |
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Commissioner Landis announces any baseball club may sign Negroes
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| 1943 |
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Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr Ribar
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Patti Chandler, Calif, actress (Bikini Beach)
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| 1943 |
Death |
Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Dennis Wilson, Hawthorne CA, drummer/vocalist (Beach Boys-My Room)
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| 1944 |
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Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Michael Gerzon, mathematician
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| 1945 |
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Senate approves US participation in UN
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| 1945 |
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11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Pam Higgins, LPGA golfer
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| 1947 |
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USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Ursula Krechel, writer
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Lin Onus, artist
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| 1948 |
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"Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances
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| 1948 |
Death |
Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies
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| 1948 |
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SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Roberta Lynn Bondar, Ontario, astronaut (STS 42)
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Southside Johnny Lyon, NJ, rocker (Asbury Jukes-Don't Want Go Home)
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| 1949 |
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Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Jeff Bridges, LA Calif, actor (Stay Hungry, Against All Odds)
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Mary Bea Porter-King, Everett WA, LPGA golfer (1975 Golf Inns Classic)
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