The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. In 1794, the French legislature took a revolutionary step by abolishing slavery…
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4 February 1859
The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt. The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete manuscripts of the Christian Bible, dating back…
4 February 1789
George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. George Washington (1732-1799) was an American military…
4 February 1555
John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
4 February 1169
A strong earthquake struck the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania.
4 February 2004
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook’]
4 February 1859
The Codex Sinaiticus is first discovered in Egypt. On 4 February 1859, the Codex Sinaiticus was discovered in Egypt, in the Monastery of Saint Catherine,…
4 February 1974
The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California. On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst, is…
4 February 1859
The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt. On this day in 1859, the Codex Sinaiticus was discovered in Egypt, in the Monastery of Saint Catherine,…