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  • Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 4, 1955
    Rosa Parks

    The Montgomery Bus boycott

    Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 4, 1955

    On Sunday, December 4, 1955, plans for the Montgomery bus boycott were announced at black churches in the area, and a front-page article in the Montgomery Advertiser helped spread the word. At a church rally that night, those attending agreed unanimously to continue the boycott until they were treated with the level of courtesy they expected, until black drivers were hired, and until seating in the middle of the bus was handled on a first-come basis.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 1973
    1973 oil crisis

    Nixon named William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office

    U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 1973

    In 1973, Nixon named William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office, a short-term organization created to coordinate the response to the embargo. Simon allocated states the same amount of domestic oil for 1974 that each had consumed in 1972, which worked for states whose populations were not increasing.




  • Federal Way, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 4, 1985
    Cinnabon

    Opening The First Cinnabon

    Federal Way, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 4, 1985

    The first Cinnabon opened on December 4, 1985, Federal Way, Washington at SeaTac Mall, now called The Commons at Federal Way. Cinnabon was an offshoot of the Seattle Based Restaurants Unlimited restaurant chain majority owned by Rich Komen with minority partner and CEO Ray Lindstrom at the helm.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2009
    Kobe Bryant

    One of the luckiest shots

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2009

    During the 2009–10 season, Bryant made six game-winning shots including a buzzer-beating, one-legged 3-pointer against the Miami Heat on December 4, 2009. Bryant considered the shot one of the luckiest he has made.




  • Worldwide
    Friday Dec 4, 2015
    Uber

    Global technology and service alliance

    Worldwide
    Friday Dec 4, 2015

    Uber competitors Lyft (United States), Didi Kuaidi (China), Ola Cabs (India), and GrabTaxi (South-East Asia) (all of which have Softbank as an investor) announce a global technology and service alliance.




  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2015
    Uber

    Uber announces that it is raising $2.1 billion at a $62.5 billion valuation

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2015

    Uber announces that it is raising $2.1 billion at a $62.5 billion valuation.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 2018
    Kevin Hart

    Hart was announced as the host of the 2019 Academy Awards

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 2018

    On December 4, 2018, Hart was announced as the host of the 2019 Academy Awards.


  • Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 4, 1955
    Rosa Parks

    The Montgomery Bus boycott

    Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 4, 1955

    On Sunday, December 4, 1955, plans for the Montgomery bus boycott were announced at black churches in the area, and a front-page article in the Montgomery Advertiser helped spread the word. At a church rally that night, those attending agreed unanimously to continue the boycott until they were treated with the level of courtesy they expected, until black drivers were hired, and until seating in the middle of the bus was handled on a first-come basis.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 1973
    1973 oil crisis

    Nixon named William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office

    U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 1973

    In 1973, Nixon named William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office, a short-term organization created to coordinate the response to the embargo. Simon allocated states the same amount of domestic oil for 1974 that each had consumed in 1972, which worked for states whose populations were not increasing.


  • Federal Way, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 4, 1985
    Cinnabon

    Opening The First Cinnabon

    Federal Way, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 4, 1985

    The first Cinnabon opened on December 4, 1985, Federal Way, Washington at SeaTac Mall, now called The Commons at Federal Way. Cinnabon was an offshoot of the Seattle Based Restaurants Unlimited restaurant chain majority owned by Rich Komen with minority partner and CEO Ray Lindstrom at the helm.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2009
    Kobe Bryant

    One of the luckiest shots

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2009

    During the 2009–10 season, Bryant made six game-winning shots including a buzzer-beating, one-legged 3-pointer against the Miami Heat on December 4, 2009. Bryant considered the shot one of the luckiest he has made.


  • Worldwide
    Friday Dec 4, 2015
    Uber

    Global technology and service alliance

    Worldwide
    Friday Dec 4, 2015

    Uber competitors Lyft (United States), Didi Kuaidi (China), Ola Cabs (India), and GrabTaxi (South-East Asia) (all of which have Softbank as an investor) announce a global technology and service alliance.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2015
    Uber

    Uber announces that it is raising $2.1 billion at a $62.5 billion valuation

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 4, 2015

    Uber announces that it is raising $2.1 billion at a $62.5 billion valuation.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 2018
    Kevin Hart

    Hart was announced as the host of the 2019 Academy Awards

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 4, 2018

    On December 4, 2018, Hart was announced as the host of the 2019 Academy Awards.


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