Birthdays & Historical Events – February 4

1789

The Electoral College is convened and casts its votes

The Electoral College is convened and casts its votes unanimously electing George Washington as the first President of the United States of America.

February 4, 1789

1826

Carey & Lea of Philadelphia publishes James Fenimore

Carey & Lea of Philadelphia publishes James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans.

February 4, 1826

1932

The first Winter Olympic Games outside Europe opens in Lake Placid, New York

The first Winter Olympic Games outside Europe opens in Lake Placid, New York.

February 4, 1932

1938

Disney releases the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Disney releases the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

February 4, 1938

1941

Roy J

Roy J. Plunkett received patent No. 2,230,654 for the non-stick material called Teflon.

February 4, 1941

2004

Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin

Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes launched the social networking platform called Facebook. February 4th Celebrated History

February 4, 2004

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Birthdays & Historical Events – February 4

Historical Events on February 4

The Electoral College is convened and casts its votes

Carey & Lea of Philadelphia publishes James Fenimore

The first Winter Olympic Games outside Europe opens in Lake Placid, New York

Disney releases the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Roy J

Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin

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Halbert Eleazer Paine

Bill Haywood

Virginia M. Alexander

Charles Lindbergh

Catherine Wolfe Donohue

Clyde Tombaugh

Rosa Parks

William Talman

Stanley Karnow

Arthur E. Chase

Barry Feinstein

Collin Wilcox

Ken Thompson

Dan Quayle

Alice Cooper

Gavin DeGraw

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