02-04-2005, 06:46 AM
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February 4th
1789 ~ George Washington was unanimously elected to be the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1861 ~ American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama the Confederate States of America was formed by delegates from six break-away United States.
1894 ~ Death of Adolphe Sax, instrument maker, inventor of the saxophone.
1902 ~ Birthday of Charles Lindbergh, U.S. aviator.
1913 ~ Birthday of Rosa Parks, U.S. civil rights activist.
1927 ~ The first talkie was released – ‘The Jazz Singer’ starring Al Jolson.
1928 ~ Death of Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate.
1974 ~ The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaped Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
1987 ~ Death of Liberace, U.S. musician.
1997 ~ O. J. Simpson was found to be civilly liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
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