December 4th, 2008

Today in History

1993:
A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.

1992:
President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia.

1991:
1991 - US airline Pan Am ends operations.

1967:
Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta (235 of the 300-strong Viet Cong battalion were killed).

1110:
First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon.