- 1789] And the winner is: Electors unanimously choose George Washington as the first President of the United States, making his election official...
- 1932] Let the games begin: The first Winter Olympics takes place at Lake Placid (NY)...
- 1941] Bob Hope books a flight: The United Service Organization (USO) is created...
- 1957] The Right Type: Smith-Corona rolls out the first electric typewriter weighing a hefty 19 pounds...
- 1969] Meet the new Commish: Bowie Kuhn replaces the fired William Eckert as Baseball Commissioner...
- 1983] 'Happy Trails': Karen Carpenter passes away from heart failure probably caused by years of suffering from anorexia nervosa. Karen was just 32...1987] Liberace falls victim to AIDS related complications at 67...
- 1987] Signed, sealed, delivered: Having failed to get Bill Parcells from New England as coach, the Jets hire Bill Belichick as H.C. How'd that work out Jets fans???
- 1997] Guilty as charged: A civil jury in California finds O.J. Simpson liable in the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman's parents are awarded $8.5 million in damages...
- 1999] Amadou disaster: An unarmed Amadou Diallo is cut down in a hail of bullets when four New York City plainclothes police officers thought he was armed. He wasn't...
- 2007] Super win: The Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI...For more on February 4th: C L I C K:
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