History for February 4

History for February 4 - On-This-Day.com

Rosa Parks 1913

• 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.
• 1847 - In Maryland, the first U.S. Telegraph Company was established.
• 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.
• 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.
• 2004 - The social networking website Facebook.com was launched.