This Day In History: December 4

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1991

This Day in History Video: What Happened on December 4

In this "This Day in History" video, learn about the history of December 4. It was the day George Washington gave his farewell speech in 1783, Led Zeppelin split up in 1980, and the day in 1992 President Bush sent 28,000 troops to Somalia. It was also the day hostage Terry Anderson was released after being held by Islamic militants for six years.

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