On this day in history
February 4
American
1789Electors unanimously choose George Washington as the first president of the United States.
Electors unanimously choose George Washington as the first president of the United States.
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2004Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dorm room.
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dorm room.
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World
1945Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin open the Yalta Conference to carve up postwar Europe.
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin open the Yalta Conference to carve up postwar Europe.
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1938Hitler seizes direct command of the German armed forces, purging generals who doubt his war plans.
Hitler seizes direct command of the German armed forces, purging generals who doubt his war plans.
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1948Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, gains independence from Britain.
Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, gains independence from Britain.
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1969Yasser Arafat becomes chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Yasser Arafat becomes chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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