February 4 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for February 4
In the headlines today:

1997	A civil jury finds O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her companion, Ronald Goldman.
1987	Flamboyant pianist-entertainer Liberace dies at his Palm Springs, California, home at age 67.
1983	Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32. (photo credit: NARA)
1980	Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Bani-Sadr as president of Iran.
1975	A strong earthquake rocks Guatemala and Honduras, killing more than 22,000 people.
1975	R&B bandleader-saxophonist Louis Jordan dies in Los Angeles at age 66.
1974	Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst is kidnapped in Berkeley, California, by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.
1941	The United Service Organizations (USO) is created, at the request of US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1938	The Thornton Wilder play, Our Town, debuts in New York City.
1932	Lake Placid, NY hosts the first Winter Olympics. Lake Placid would reprise its role as host city in 1980.
1789	The first presidential election is held in the US. Electors met in each state, cast their votes, and sent the sealed ballots to the US Congress. Although the votes would not be opened and counted for several months, it was widely believed that George Washington would receive the most votes for president. (photo credit: NARA)
1783	England agrees to end hostilities against the US.