What Happened on Dec 4

Battle of Waynesboro

Description: As Sherman’s infantry marched southeast through Georgia, his cavalry under Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick rode northeastward. He set out... Read more

William Marcy "Boss" Tweed Escapes From Prison

On December 4, 1875, William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, notorious leader of New York City's Democratic political machine, escaped from prison and fled to... Read more

Lewisham Rail Crash

Owing to the disorganisation of the train services by the fog, both the trains were crowded, and it is estimated that there were nearly 1,500... Read more

Roger Staubach Wins Heisman Trophy

Roger Staubach was hailed by Navy coach Wayne Hardin as "the greatest quarterback Navy ever had." In 1963, he completed more than 115 passes, nine... Read more

The Beatles release Beatles for Sale

Beatles for Sale is The Beatles' fourth album, released in late 1964 and produced by George Martin for Parlophone, released on mono (catalogue... Read more

Rolling Stones Release 'December's Children (And Everybody's)'

Raiding the R&B closet for the last time, they also offered a breathless run-through of Larry Williams' "She Said Yeah," a sultry Chuck Berry cover... Read more

Shawn Corey Carter is born

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former... Read more

Steve Owens Wins Heisman Trophy

While playing football at the University of Oklahoma, Steve Owens was All-American for two years; All Big Eight conference in 1967, 1968 and 1969;... Read more

"The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis" Is Released

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italian: Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini) is a film adaptation of Giorgio Bassani's novel of the same name. It was... Read more

Martinair Holland Flight 138 Hits Mountain Descending into Rising Terrain

The aircraft departed Surabaya at 12:03 UTC for a hadj flight to Jeddah with a planned intermediate stop at Colombo. Around 16:30 UTC Colombo... Read more

Tommy Bolin dies of a drug overdose

Bolin's tour for Private Eyes was his last. In his last concert dates, he opened for Peter Frampton and Jeff Beck. However, his final show, in... Read more

"Reds" Is Released

Reds is a 1981 epic film that was co-written, produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty. It centers on the life of John Reed, the... Read more

MST3K Ep. K04 - "Gamera vs. Barugon"

This is the earliest aired episode of MST3K to be found all at once by the fans in its entirety, in 1996. Movie Summary: A group of men... Read more

Carcass release Symphonies of Sickness

Symphonies of Sickness is the second album by the British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released through Earache Records in December... Read more

Rage releases Reflections of a Shadow

Reflections of a Shadow is the fifth full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in 1990. The album was remastered by... Read more

"The Alternate Side" - Season 3 Episode 11 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Alternate Side" was the twenty-eighth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the eleventh episode of the show's third season. It... Read more

MST3K Ep. 518 - "The Atomic Brain"

(Short: What about Juvenile Delinquency?) A wealthy, aging widow wants to transplant her brain into the body of a young woman. The 1955 short... Read more

Frank Zappa Dies At Age 52

Frank Zappa died on Saturday, December 4, 1993 in his home surrounded by his wife and children. At a private ceremony the following day, Zappa was... Read more

South Park Episode 616 - "My Future Self 'n' Me"

When a 32 year old man claiming to be Stan from the future shows up in South Park, young Stan is forced to come to terms with the loser he will... Read more

New England Patriots defeat New York Jets, 16-3

Beating the bad teams, losing to the good ones, the Patriots continued their lurch toward an inevitable playoff date with a 16-3 victory over the... Read more

Miley Cyrus Appears In A Barbara Walters ABC Special

In December 2008, TV Guide reported that Cyrus was selected as one of the United States top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for an Barbara... Read more

Michaëlle Jean Prorogues the Canadian Parliament

The 2008-2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute began when the opposition parties attempted to form a coalition and support a vote of non-confidence,... Read more

Evidence in the Blagojevich Corruption Case is Stolen from Chicago Law Firm

At least one computer containing evidence in the corruption case against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was stolen in an overnight... Read more

Jobs Report Shows Progress Better than Expected

The administration welcomed figures showing a significant slowing of job losses as President Barack Obama visited a Pennsylvania metal works plant... Read more

Minnesota Wild defeat Anaheim Ducks, 5-4

Not so long ago, Wild coach Todd Richards would have expected silence in such a situation. But Friday night, with his team trailing by two goals in... Read more