TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012

Today is Tuesday, December 4, the 339

th

day of 2012. There are 27 days left in the year.

771 ― Karel, the Great, becomes king of all France

1791 ― Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, first published

1843 ― Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Massachusetts

1918 ― Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) proclaimed

1930 ― Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control

1931 ― "Frankenstein" opens at Mayfair

1976 ― Liz Taylor's seventh marriage (John Warner)

1980 ― Two months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up

1985 ― "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London

1996 ― NASA's first Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral