Friday, February 04, 2022

History for February 4

History for February 4 - On-This-Day.com
Charles Lindbergh 1902
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1964 - The Administrator of General Services announced that the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had been ratified. The amendment banned the poll tax.
  • 1974 - Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

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