On December 4th:
771: Charlemagne becomes the ruler of the Frankish Empire
1674: The first building of what will eventually become Chicago is built
1808: The Spanish Inquisition is banned by Napoleon
1867: The Grange, a influential gilded age political movement, is founded
1918: Woodrow Wilson departs to France to represent the US in the Versailles negotiations. It is the first ever official trip to Europe by a US President
1945: The US Congress votes to join the UN
1977: Jean-Bedel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic, declares himself Emperor of the newly named Central Africa Empire
Birthdays: Thomas Carlyle (1795), Francisco Franco (1892), Pappy Boyington (1912)
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