February 4th
1783
England proclaimed the formal end to the hostilities with the United States.
1787
Shays's Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers, was defeated.
1789
George Washington and John Adams are elected the president and vice president of the United States.
1861
Delegates from six southern states met at Montgomery, Ala., to form the Confederate States of America.
1924
The first Olympic Winter Games opened in Chamonix, France.
1932
The first Winter Olympics opened in the United States at Lake Placid, NY. The games were opened by New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1945
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference.
1983
Singer Karen Carpenter died at age 32.
1987
Pianist Liberace died at age 67.
1993
The Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird's #33.
1997
A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
2004
The Massachusetts Supreme Court declared that gays had the right to marry.
2004
Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
Birthdays
86 Conrad Bain Actor ("Diff'rent Strokes")
73 Gary Conway Actor
62 Dan Quayle Former vice president
61 Alice Cooper Rock singer
60 Michael Beck Actor
57 Lisa Eichhorn Actress
50 Lawrence Taylor Football Hall of Famer
47 Clint Black Country musician
36 Oscar De La Hoya Professional boxer
34 Natalie Imbruglia Rock singer
32 Gavin DeGraw Rock singer
72 Charles A. Lindbergh 2/4/1902 - 8/26/1974 American aviator
92 Rosa Parks 2/4/1913 - 10/24/2005 African American civil rights activist