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Dec. 4: This Day in History
Posted by Bill on Dec 4th, 2008
2008
Dec 4
On this day in 1918, President Woodrow Wilson set sail for the treaty talks at Versailles making him the first United States president to visit foreign shores while in office.
On this day in 1980, Led Zeppelin officially broke up following the death of legendary drummer John Bonham.
December 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Did someone get you one of those “This Day in History Desk Calendars” for an early Christmas gift?
December 4th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
No, just trying to jazz things up a bit.
December 4th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I’ve been listing to a lot of Led Zeppelin lately (thank you XM radio and the all Led Zeppelin channel) and it has really driven home my belief that Zeppelin is one of the greatest bands of all time.
December 4th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
“On this day in 1918, President Woodrow Wilson set sail for the treaty talks at Versailles making him the first United States president to visit foreign shores while in office.”
And also ensuring that the Great War would be followed by World War II.