On Dec. 4,1992, President George H. W. Bush ordered U. S. troops into Somalia.
Dec. 4 (UPI) — On this date in history:
In 1881, the Los Angeles Times published its first edition.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson became the first sitting U. S. president to travel to Europe. He lead the U. S. delegation to a peace conference ending World War I.
In 1942, U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered liquidation of the Works Projects Administration, created during the Great Depression to provide work for the unemployed. The WPA was originally called the Works Progress Administration.
In 1954, the first Burger King fast-food restaurant opened — in Miami.
In 1971, India joined East Pakistan in its war for independence from West Pakistan.
