What Happened on Feb 4

Reign of Longqing Emperor: The 12th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

The Longqing Emperor (隆慶 [lʊ̌ŋtɕʰîŋ]; March 4, 1537- July 5, 1572) was the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty in China between 1567-1572. His era... Read more

Montgomery Convention

Four days after his resignation, Davis was commissioned a Major General of Mississippi troops. On February 9, 1861, a Constitutional convention at... Read more

Charles Augustus Lindbergh is Born

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) (nicknamed "Slim," "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle") was an American aviator,... Read more

Eduard Zimmermann Is Born

Following the Second World War the man who would later be known as a "criminal hunter" and "crook's bane" eked out a living as a thief and black... Read more

III Olympic Winter Games Held in Lake Placid, New York, United States

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake... Read more

The United Service Organization Is Chartered

The United Service Organizations, popularly known as the USO, was chartered on February 4, 1941, in order to provide recreation for on-leave... Read more

Battle of Makassar Strait

The Battle of Makassar Strait, also known as the Action of Madura Strait, the Action North of Lombok Strait and the Battle of the Flores Sea, was a... Read more

Yalta Conference

The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from 4 February 1945 to... Read more

Jonathan Larson Is Born

Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of... Read more

"King Lear" Is Released

King Lear is a 1971 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play directed by Peter Brook and starring Paul Scofield. Read more

Guatemala Earthquake

The most destructive earthquake since 1917 struck Guatemala on February 4. The magnitude 7.5 quake was centered about 160 km northeast of Guatemala... Read more

XII Olympic Winter Games Held in Innsbruck, Austria

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4-15,... Read more

Chicago Loop Derailment

AT LEAST 12 persons were killed and more than 180 injured Friday as four cars of a Chicago Transit Authority train toppled frown elevated tracks in... Read more

Opening of the Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach

The Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach is a Holocaust memorial in Miami Beach, Florida. It was conceived by a committee of Holocaust survivors in... Read more

Alice in Chains release Sap

Sap is the second studio EP by the American grunge band Alice in Chains. It was released on February 4, 1992 through Columbia Records. Following... Read more

Boston Celtics Hold Larry Bird Night at the Garden

Feb. 4, 1993 In an unprecendented move, the Celtics hold Larry Bird Night at the Garden—with no game scheduled—to celebrate Bird's career and... Read more

"The Shoes" - Season 4 Episode 16 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Shoes" is the fifty-sixth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 16th episode for the 4th season. It aired on February 4,... Read more

Street Fighter III is Released

Street Fighter III (ストリートファイターⅢ, Sutorīto Faitā Surī?) is a series in Capcom's Street Fighter series of head-to-head fighting games, originally... Read more

The Offspring release Ixnay on the Hombre

Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth studio album by the American punk band The Offspring. Produced by Dave Jerden, the album was released on February... Read more

South Park Episode 108 - "Damien"

Eric is handing out invitations to his birthday party at school. Mr. Garrison informs them all that there is a new student joining the class.... Read more

Boston University defeats Boston College, 5-3

Tradition means everything in the Beanpot Hockey Tournament. So it might be expected that the 50th anniversary event will follow the pattern of a... Read more

Northeastern defeats Harvard, 5-2

Mike Ryan took four shots on the Harvard goal last night. Three resulted in goals, as he paced Northeastern to a 5-2 victory over Harvard in the... Read more

"Halloween" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Halloween is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in DVD-Audio CD format by Vaulternative Records in 2003. It features recordings compiled from... Read more

Jay-Z releases "Excuse Me Miss" single

"Excuse Me Miss" is a song written and performed by American rapper Jay-Z. It released as a single for his seventh studio album The Blueprint 2:... Read more

Facebook Launched

Facebook is a social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can join networks organized by city,... Read more