HISTORY AT A GLANCE

TODAY is Tuesday, December 4, the 338th day of 2018. There are 27 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date:

1967 – Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.

1971 – The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan.

1977 – Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.

1992 – Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.

1993 – A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.