1947: A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway
On this day in 1947, Marlon Brando's famous cry of "STELLA!" first booms across a Broadway stage, electrifying the audience at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre during the first-ever performance of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire... read more
American Revolution
1776 : Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-arrives-at-the-banks-of-the-delaware
Automotive
1979 : Last AMC Pacer rolls off assembly line
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-amc-pacer-rolls-off-assembly-line
Civil War
1826 : Union General George McClellan is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-mcclellan-born
Cold War
1989 : Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-and-gorbachev-suggest-cold-war-is-coming-to-an-end
Crime
1989 : The clothes make the man . . . guilty
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-clothes-make-the-man----guilty
Disaster
1984 : Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/explosion-kills-2000-at-pesticide-plant
General Interest
1912 : First Balkan War ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-balkan-war-ends
1967 : First human heart transplant
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-human-heart-transplant
1984 : The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-bhopal-union-carbide-disaster
Hollywood
1948 : Heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-metal-legend-ozzy-osbourne-born
Literary
1857 : Joseph Conrad's birthday
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-conrads-birthday
Music
1979 : Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eleven-people-killed-in-a-stampede-outside-who-concert-in-cincinnati-ohio
Old West
1818 : Illinois becomes the 21st state
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/illinois-becomes-the-21st-state
Presidential
1839 : Lincoln reaches legal milestone
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-reaches-legal-milestone
Sports
1979 : Indian field hockey gold medalist Dhyan Chand dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indian-field-hockey-gold-medalist-dhyan-chand-dies
Vietnam War
1962 : Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/report-maintains-that-viet-cong-are-prepared-for-a-long-war
1965 : Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/memorandum-outlines-terms-for-bombing-halt
World War I
1916 : Nivelle replaces Joffre as French commander
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nivelle-replaces-joffre-as-french-commander
World War II
1944 : Civil war breaks out in Athens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/civil-war-breaks-out-in-athens
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December 4: General Interest
1991: Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon
On this day in 1991, Islamic militants in Lebanon release kidnapped American journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454 days in captivity... read more
American Revolution
1780 : Washington's cousin tricks Loyalists
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washingtons-cousin-tricks-loyalists
Automotive
1928 : "Irish Godfather" killed by car bomb in St. Paul
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/irish-godfather-killed-by-car-bomb-in-st-paul
Civil War
1864 : North and South skirmish at Waynesboro, Georgia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/engagement-ends-at-waynesboro
Cold War
1945 : Senate approves U.S. participation in United Nations
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senate-approves-us-participation-in-united-nations
Crime
1969 : Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-kill-two-members-of-the-black-panther-party
2009 : Amanda Knox convicted of murder in Italy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amanda-knox-convicted-of-murder-in-italy
Disaster
1952 : Smog kills thousands in England
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/smog-kills-thousands-in-england
General Interest
1872 : The mystery of the Mary Celeste
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-mystery-of-the-imary-celestei
1918 : President Wilson travels to Europe
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-wilson-travels-to-europe
1992 : Bush orders U.S. troops to Somalia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-orders-us-troops-to-somalia
Hollywood
1981 : Warren Beatty writes, directs, stars in Oscar-winning Reds
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warren-beatty-writes-directs-stars-in-oscar-winning-reds
Literary
1916 : Somerset Maugham sails for Pago Pago
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/somerset-maugham-sails-for-pago-pago
Music
1956 : The "Million Dollar Quartet" convenes at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-quotmillion-dollar-quartetquot-convenes-at-sun-studios-in-memphis-tennessee
Old West
1867 : Oliver Kelley organizes the Grange
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oliver-kelley-organizes-the-grange
Presidential
1783 : Washington bids farewell to his officers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-bids-farewell-to-his-officers
Sports
1997 : NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for attacking coach
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-suspends-latrell-sprewell-for-attacking-coach
Vietnam War
1966 : Viet Cong attack Tan Son Nhut airport
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-attack-tan-son-nhut-airport
1967 : Riverine force surrounds Viet Cong battalion
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riverine-force-surrounds-viet-cong-battalion
World War I
1917 : Psychiatrist reports on the phenomenon of shell shock
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/psychiatrist-reports-on-the-phenomenon-of-shell-shock
World War II
1942 : Polish Christians come to the aid of Polish Jews
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/polish-christians-come-to-the-aid-of-polish-jews
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