What Happened On January 4

What Happened On Jan 4 Timeline

1837 Jan 4 Charles Darwin First Speech to the Geological Society of London
With Lyell's enthusiastic backing, Darwin read his first paper to the Geological Society of London on 4 January 1837, arguing that the South American landmass was slowly rising. On the sa...
1848 Jan 4 John C. Calhoun Makes A Speech To Congress
This was a controversial proposition for two reasons. First, idealistic advocates of Manifest Destiny like John L. O'Sullivan had always maintained that the laws of the United States shou...
1854 Jan 4 Nebraska Bill Introduced to Senate
The bill was reported to the main body of the Senate on January 4, 1854. The bill had been significantly modified by Douglas, who had also authored the New Mexico and Utah territorial act...
1896 Jan 4 Utah is the 45th State Admitted to the Union
The Utah constitution was adopted November 5, 1895, by a vote of 31,305 to 7,607. On January 4, 1896, the president of the United States issued a proclamation admitting the state of Utah ...
1904 Jan 4 Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup
The 1903–04 Ottawa Hockey Club season, the club's 19th season of play, lasted from December 30, 1903 until March 11, 1904. Ottawa resigned from the CAHL after four games and played only S...
1941 Jan 4 Maureen Elizabeth Reagan is Born
Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (January 4, 1941–August 8, 2001) was the only biological child of the former President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Hollywood actress Jane Wyman, to survive ...
1943 Jan 4 Joseph Stalin Is Named Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Year' For A Second Time
"The year 1942 was a year of blood and strength. The man whose name means steel in Russian, whose few words of English include the American expression "tough guy" was the man of 1942. Only..." —Time Magazine
1948 Jan 4 Burma Becomes An Independent Nation
On January 4, 1948, the British colony of Burma, now Myanmar, became an independent nation after more than sixty years of colonial rule. England had established control of the country in...
1954 Jan 4 Elvis records "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You"
On January 4, 1954, he cut a second acetate demo recording of "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You". At the time, Sun Records boss Sam Phillips was on t...
1965 Jan 4 Gerald Ford is Voted the House Minority Leader
In 1964, Democratic President Lyndon Johnson led a landslide victory for his party, securing another term as president and taking 36 seats from Republicans in the House of Representatives...
1967 Jan 4 The Doors Release Self-Titled Debut Album
The Doors is the debut album by the American rock band The Doors, released in January 1967. It features the breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental s...
1970 Jan 4 Tonghai Earthquake
The 1970 Tonghai earthquake occurred on 4 January 1970 in Tonghai, China. The rupture originated on the local Yunnan Province’s Red River fault, which had not experienced an earthquake ab...
1984 Jan 4 Judas Priest release Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 a...
1996 Jan 4 "The Rye" - Season 7 Episode 11 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Rye" is the 121st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 11th episode for the seventh season. It aired on January 4, 1996. Plot Summary: Elaine dates a jazz saxophoni...
1999 Jan 4 Rainbow Bridge Collapse
In Chongqing alone 1,600 people have died as a result of shoddy construction. Forty people died after falling 460 feet when the steel-and-concrete Rainbow Bridge over the Qijang River nea...
1999 Jan 4 The Fingerpoke of Doom
The Fingerpoke of Doom is the common nickname for a storyline in American professional wrestling history that happened on January 4, 1999 on WCW Monday Nitro, the flagship show of World C...
2000 Jan 4 Florida State beats Virginia Tech 46-29 in the BCS title game
The 2000 Sugar Bowl was the designated Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game for the 1999 college football season and was played on January 4, 2000, at the Louisiana S...
2004 Jan 4 Packers beat Seahawks 33-27 in overtime playoff game
Jan. 4, 2004, at Lambeau. Favre throws for 319 yards to get the Packers to overtime, and Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck - Favre's former understudy - proclaims after the coin flip th...
2005 Jan 4 Ali al-Haidari, Governor of the Baghdad Governorate, is Assassinated by Armed Gunmen
Ali al-Haidari was the governor of the Baghdad Governorate in Iraq. Al-Haidari had narrowly escaped being killed in an assassination attempt in early September 2004 in Baghdad, but he was...
2008 Jan 4 Boston Celtics defeat Memphis Grizzlies, 100-96
With an Eastern Conference showdown on tap for tonight, it seemed hard for the Celtics to stay focused on a lesser opponent last night. The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 28-3 with a ...
2008 Jan 4 Norman Hsu Sentenced on Original Fraud Charges
A judge on Friday sentenced disgraced political donor Norman Hsu to three years in state prison after rejecting the one-time Democratic rainmaker's bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud co...
2009 Jan 4 Boston Celtics defeat New York Knicks, 100-88
NEW YORK - Opposing teams seem to have discovered the Celtics' Achilles' heel. The New York Knicks concentrated their defense on point guard Rajon Rondo in defeating the Celtics, 100-8...
2010 Jan 4 Iranian Officials Deny Senator Kerry's Proposed Visit
Iranian officials have decided not to allow Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to enter Iran, according t...
2010 Jan 4 New York Rangers defeat Boston Bruins, 3-2
NEW YORK - Looking every bit the part of visiting rubes, the Bruins suffered a Jack Lemmon-like out-of-towner’s nightmare last night at Madison Square Garden. Not only did they play poorl...
2010 Jan 4 Opening of World's Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa, Formerly Called Burj Dubai
The opening Monday of the world's tallest skyscraper could mark a turning point in Dubai's fortunes and those of its ruler after a year that saw both come under intense scrutiny. Sheik...
2010 Jan 4 Rod Blagojevich officially announced as competitor on 'Celebrity Apprentice'
Donald Trump boasted that the upcoming season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" is the best ever and promised the star power of its cast "blows `Dancing With the Stars' away." Yes, it's a ...
2010 Jan 4 Snoop Dogg Eyes Susan Boyle Collaboration
Proving that he'll work with just about anyone to make a hit, Snoop Dogg has announced a particularly popular female vocalist he'd like to work with. As Rap-Up points out, the weed-brain...
2013 Jan 4 Britain Conducts Hand Transplantation
Surgeons carry out Britain's first hand transplant A grandfather has undergone Britain’s first hand transplant, saying he has already gained movement of his fingers following the "dream"...