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| February 4th |
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| About February 4th is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 330 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (331 in leap years). February 4th is World Cancer Day and Across the Universe Day. Births 1902 - Charles Lindbergh, aviator, author, inventor 1913 - Rosa Parks, civil rights activist 1947 - Dan Quayle, 44th U.S. Vice President 1948 - Alice Cooper, singer, musician 1959 - Lawrence Taylor, Hall of Fame linebacker 1973 - Oscar De La Hoya, Olympic Gold Medalist, boxer 1975 - Cam'ron, rapper, actor Deaths 1966 - Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, National Geographic Magazine's initial editor 2007 - Barbara McNair, singer, actress (Change of Habit) Events 1789 - George Washington is unanimously elected as the first U.S. President by the Electoral College. 1826 - The Last of the Mohicans by James Fennimore Cooper is published. 1861 - Six southern states form the Confederate States of America. 1922 - The Ford Motor Company acquires the Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million. 1932 - Lake Placid, New York is the host site for the first Winter Olympics to be held in the United States. 1941 - The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. 1974 - The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnap Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California. 1997 - O.J. Simpson is found liable for the wrongful deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in a civil trial. 2004 - Mark Zuckerberg founds the social networking site Facebook. 2007 - The Indianapolis Colts win their first championship with a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. |
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