February 4 - The Day in History

February 4 : General Interest 1974: Patty Hearst kidnapped On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley, California, by two black men and a white woman, all three of whom are armed... read more American Revolution 1789 : Washington unanimously elected by Electoral College to first and second terms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-unanimously-elected-by-electoral-college-to-first-and-second-terms Automotive 1922 : Ford buys Lincoln http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-buys-lincoln Civil War 1861 : Provisional Confederate Congress convenes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/provisional-confederate-congress-convenes Cold War 1945 : Yalta Conference foreshadows the Cold War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yalta-conference-foreshadows-the-cold-war Crime 1974 : The Symbionese Liberation Army abducts Patty Hearst http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-symbionese-liberation-army-abducts-patty-hearst Disaster 1976 : Earthquake rocks Guatemala City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-rocks-guatemala-city General Interest 1789 : First U.S. president elected http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-us-president-elected 1861 : States meet to form Confederacy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/states-meet-to-form-confederacy 1969 : PLO is founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plo-is-founded Hollywood 1938 : Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disney-releases-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs Literary 1826 : The Last of the Mohicans is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-last-of-the-mohicans-is-published Music 1983 : Karen Carpenter dies of anorexia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/karen-carpenter-dies-of-anorexia Old West 1961 : The Misfits released by United Artists http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ithe-misfitsi-released-by-united-artists Presidential 1789 : George Washington is elected president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-is-elected-president Sports 1959 : Football great Lawrence Taylor born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/football-great-lawrence-taylor-born Vietnam War 1962 : First U.S. helicopter is shot down in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-us-helicopter-is-shot-down-in-vietnam 1965 : Rumors fly about U.S.-Soviet pressure on allies in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rumors-fly-about-us-soviet-pressure-on-allies-in-vietnam 1972 : Last Thai contingent departs South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-thai-contingent-departs-south-vietnam World War I 1915 : Germany declares war zone around British Isles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-zone-around-british- World War II 1945 : The Yalta Conference commences http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-yalta-conference-commences

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