Tuesday, February 04, 2025

History for February 4

History for February 4 - On-This-Day.com 
David Brenner 1945
  • 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.
  • 1861 - Delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL, to form the Confederate States of America.
  • 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.
  • 1957 - Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds.
  • 1974 - Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
  • 2004 - The social networking website Facebook.com was launched.

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