12-04-2004, 07:46 AM
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December 4th
1110 ~ First Crusade: The Crusaders conquered Sidon.
1642 ~ Death of Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman.
1674 ~ Father Jacques Marquette founded a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan which would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois.
1679 ~ Death of Thomas Hobbes, political philosopher.
1849 ~ Birthday of Crazy Horse, American Indian leader.
1872 ~ The crewless American ship Mary Celeste was found by the British brig Dei Gratia. The ship had been abandoned for 9 days but was only slightly damaged.
1952 ~ Great Smog of 1952: A "killer fog" descended on London. "Smog" for "smoke" and "fog" becomes a word.
1976 ~ Death of Benjamin Britten, Composer.
1991 ~ Pan Am Airlines ceased operations.
1991 ~ Journalist Terry Anderson was released after a seven years' captivity as a hostage in Beirut. He was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.
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