This Day in History

By The Associated Press - 12/04/2007

Today Tuesday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2007. There are 27 days left in the year. The Jewish Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, begins at sunset.

Today’s Highlight: In 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York.

On this date: In 1816, James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States.

In 1918, President Wilson set sail for France to attend the Versailles Peace Conference.

In 1978, San Francisco got its first female mayor as City Supervisor Dianne Feinstein was named to replace the assassinated George Moscone.

In 2006, NASA announced plans to build an international base camp on the moon.

Birthdays Actress-singer Deanna Durbin is 86. Game show host Wink Martindale is 73. Actor-producer Max Baer Jr. is 70. Actress Gemma Jones is 65. Actor Jeff Bridges is 58. Actress Patricia Wettig is 56. Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson is 52. Actress Marisa Tomei is 43. Actress Chelsea Noble is 43. Actor-comedian Fred Armisen is 41. Rapper Jay-Z is 38. Actor Kevin Sussman (“Ugly Betty”) is 37. Actress-model Tyra Banks is 34.

Worth repeating ...

“People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven’t what they want that they really don’t want it.” — Ogden Nash, American humorist and poet (1902-1972)