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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47464)	12/4/2004 1:06:23 AM
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Today in history-December 4: 1674 - Father Jacques Marquette founded a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illinois Indians (the mission later grew into Chicago, Illinois). 1829 - In the face of fierce opposition, British Lord William Bentinck carried a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide. 1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A "killer fog" descended on London ("Smog" for "smoke" and "fog" became a word). 1991 - Pan Am Airways ended operations.