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==Events== * 771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. *1110 – The Kingdom of Jerusalem captures Sidon. *1259 – Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels. *1563 – The final session of the Council of Trent is held. (It had opened on December 13, 1545.) *1619 – Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God." *1674 – Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek. (The mission would later grow into the city of Chicago.) *1676 – Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt. *1745 – Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising. *1783 – At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers. *1786 – Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara). *1791 – The first edition of ''The Observer'', the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. *1829 – In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets ''suttee'' in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide. *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. *1867 – Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange). *1872 – The crewless American ship is found by the British brig ''Dei Gratia''. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged. *1875 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison. He will later be recaptured in Spain. *1881 – The first edition of the ''Los Angeles Times'' is published. *1893 – First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland. *1909 – In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6. * 1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association. *1918 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office. *1921 – The first Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle ends in a hung jury. *1937 – The first issue of the children's comic ''The Dandy'' is published. *1939 – World War II: is struck by a mine (laid by ) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940. *1942 – World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends. *1943 – World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile. * 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. *1945 – By a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.) *1954 – The first Burger King is opened in Miami. *1956 – The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time. *1967 – Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta. *1969 – Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. *1971 – The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan. * 1971 – The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi. * 1971 – The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water". * 1971 – "The Troubles": The Ulster Volunteer Force bombs a Catholic-owned pub in Belfast, killing 15 civilians and wounding 17. It was the city's highest death toll from a single incident during the conflict. *1975 – Suriname joins the United Nations. *1977 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. * 1977 – Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100. *1978 – Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor. (She will serve until January 8, 1988.) *1979 – The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee. *1980 – English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25. *1981 – South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa). *1982 – The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. *1984 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar. * 1984 – Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers. *1991 – Journalist Terry A. Anderson is released after seven years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut. He is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon. * 1991 – Captain Mark Pyle pilots ''Clipper Goodwill'', a Pan American World Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport, ending 64 years of Pan Am operations. *1992 – Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa. *1993 – A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels. *1998 – The ''Unity Module'', the second module of the International Space Station, is launched. *2005 – Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage. *2006 – Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana. *2013 – Xavier Bettel becomes Luxembourg's first openly gay Prime Minister. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「December 4」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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