Tuesday, February 04, 2014

History for February 4

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

Birth anniversary of civil rights hero Rosa Parks (1913-2005).

Birth anniversary Charles Lindbergh (1902-74)

Happy Birthday! Gabrielle Anwar,  Alice Cooper


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


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

1941 - The United Service Organizations (USO) was created. 



1945 - During World War II, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a conference at Yalta to outline plans for Germany's defeat. 



1948 - Ceylon gained independence within the British Commonwealth. The country later became known as Sri Lanka. 



2004 - Facebook was launched.



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