December 4 in San Antonio history…

1899 
The city is given the gift of present-day Brackenridge Park by George W. Brackenridge.

1961
A mention in the San Antonio Light that the new Randolph High School was looking to schedule football games for fall brought a flurry of calls to Principal Earl Hall.  Six games have been scheduled already, said Hall, and he is looking for one more on either November 2 or November 9.  All the games will be played on the road, as the playing field probably will not be ready in time for the fall season.

1979
City Manager Tom Huebner denies a parade permit to the Iranian students in San Antonio who wished to protest the presence of the Shah in San Antonio.  The Ku Klux Klan, who vowed to hold a parade if the Iranian students were allowed a protest parade, are also denied a permit.