1992President George H.W. Bush orders American troops to Somalia to help feed famine victims. But the mercy mission later turns bloody as the troops try to disarm factions hindering relief efforts. President Bill Clinton ultimately withdraws all US troops from the African country.

1783With the Revolutionary War over, General George Washington says farewell to his officers in New York. More than five years after that goodbye at Fraunces Tavern, Washington is sworn in as America’s first president.

And 1993Rock musician and composer Frank Zappa dies in Los Angeles. He was 52.

Today in History, December 4th, Anad Freedman, the Associate Press.