TodayOn this dayDecember 4
On this day
Good news on December 4.
Positive things that happened on December 4, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1619
On December 4, 1619, thirty-eight colonists arrived from England at the land along the James River that became Berkeley Hundred. They said a prayer of thanksgiving for their safe passage.
For a read-aloud. A small group of newcomers paused to give thanks after a safe ocean crossing.
1783
On December 4, 1783, General George Washington met the officers of the Continental Army at Fraunces Tavern in New York to say farewell.
For a read-aloud. George Washington gathered his officers and said goodbye.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What would you thank a team for after a long job is finished?
- When have you said a real goodbye, and what did you hope people would remember?
From the archive
Stories published on December 4 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on December 4, it will be listed here with the milestones above.