December 04

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1.	1674	Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois).	KC Accidental	Something for Chicago	Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub
2.	1783	At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell.	Dennis Wilson	Farewell My Friend	Pacific Ocean Blue
3.	1791	The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.	Spanky & Our Gang	Sunday Will Never Be the Same	Spanky & Our Gang
4.	1821	In the face of fierce local opposition, British governor Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that all who abet suttee in India are guilty of culpablehomicide.	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	Babe, I'm on Fire	Nocturama
5.	1918	U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.	The Beach Boys	Sail on Sailor	Holland
6.	1954	The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, United States	Dakota Dakota	Hamburger Help Us	Shoot in the Dark
7.	1971	The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purplesong "Smoke on the Water".	Deep Purple	Smoke on the Water	Machine Head
8.	1980	English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.	Coalesce	Immigrnat Song	There Is Nothing New Under the Sun
9.	1998	The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.	Strongarm	Stand Together	Atonement

(Historical facts about December 04 are from Wikipedia.)