Page 6: Historical Events In December - 04
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
1942 On this day in history first US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) 

1942 On this day in history uS bombers struck Italian mainland for first time in WW II 

1942 1st US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) on December - 04. 

1943 Aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage on this day in history. 

1943 On December - 04 -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill & Turkish pres Inonu 

1943 On December - 04 carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46 

1944 On this day in history uSS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II. 

1944 Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded on this day in history. 

1945 Senate approves US participation in UN on December - 04. 

1945 On December - 04 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) 

1947 USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union on December - 04. 

1947 USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union on this day in history. 

1948 On this day in history "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances 

1948 On December - 04 karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies 

1949 On this day in history bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run 

1949 On December - 04 the birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor 

1951 Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), kills 500 on this day in history. 

1951 Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC on this day in history. 

1952 Killer fogs begin in London England. "Smog" becomes a word on December - 04. 

1952 Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word on December - 04. 

1952 On December - 04 karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67 

1953 On this day in history daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 

1954 On this day in history "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs 

1954 Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on this day in history. 

1955 Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history. 

1956 On December - 04 paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy 

1956 On this day in history 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB) 

1957 On this day in history 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England) 

1957 First edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published on this day in history. 

1957 On this day in history 1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published 

1958 Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community on December - 04. 

1959 A monkey returns to earth safely, after being launched into orbit 55 miles high by the US on this day in history. 

1959 On this day in history rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58 

1961 Museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days on this day in history. 

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