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Old 02-03-2011, 08:51 PM
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February 4th

1789 ~ George Washington was unanimously elected by the Electoral College to be the first President of the United States.

1861 ~ In Montgomery, Alabama the Confederate States of America was formed by delegates from six break-away United States.

1902 ~ Birthday of Charles Lindbergh, U.S. aviator.

1928 ~ Death of Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate.

1974 ~ The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.

1974 ~ Death of Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist. He is honoured as the namesake of the boson.

1987 ~ Death of Liberace, "Mr. Showmanship".

1997 ~ O. J. Simpson was found to be civilly liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

1998 ~ A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit northeast Afghanistan, killing an estimated 5,000 people.

2006 ~ Death of Betty Friedan, American Feminist.
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