Thursday, February 04, 2016

History for February 4

History for February 4 - On-This-Day.com:
Charles Lindbergh 1902, Rosa Parks 1913, George A. Romero 1940 


David Brenner 1945, Alice Cooper 1948 - Singer, musician, Gabrielle Anwar 1970 


1783 - Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America. 


1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. 


1824 - J.W. Goodrich introduced rubber galoshes to the public. 


1904 - The Russo-Japanese War began after Japan laid siege to Port Arthur. 


1932 - The first Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake Placid, NY


1957 - Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds. 


1974 - Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army. 


2004 - The social networking website Facebook.com was launched. 


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