February 4, 1989 Dean Jones scores 216 vs. WI at the Adelaide Oval
February 4, 1988 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges
February 4, 1987 President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress
February 4, 1987 Stars and Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup
February 4, 1987 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954
February 4, 1986 38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford
February 4, 1986 Israeli fighters intercept Libyan passenger plane
February 4, 1985 20 countries (but not U.S.) sign United Nations treaty outlawing torture
February 4, 1985 Naval exercises canceled when U.S. refuses to tell NZ of nuclear weapons
February 4, 1984 "9" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 739 performances
February 4, 1984 "Backstage Magic" opens at CommuniCore
February 4, 1984 Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168m) Las Vegas
February 4, 1983 Jose Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium
February 4, 1983 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
February 4, 1982 "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 573 performances
February 4, 1982 Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Wash
February 4, 1982 Musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes," premieres in New York City
February 4, 1982 Suriname premier Chin A Sen flees
February 4, 1980 Bani Sadr sworn in as premier of Iran
February 4, 1980 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek
February 4, 1979 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS
February 4, 1979 End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 years (WSC, SCG)
February 4, 1979 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament
February 4, 1977 30th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 at Vancouver
February 4, 1977 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto a Chicago Street (11 die, 200 hurt)
February 4, 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released
February 4, 1977 Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"
February 4, 1976 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria
February 4, 1976 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala and Honduras
February 4, 1976 Judge Oliver upholds Seitz's decision on Andy Messersmith free agency
February 4, 1976 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
February 4, 1974 Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands
February 4, 1974 Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2 months
February 4, 1974 Gas rationing ends in Netherlands
February 4, 1974 Patricia Hearst (19) kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army
February 4, 1973 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 861 performances
February 4, 1973 Islanders and Sabres had a penalty free game
February 4, 1973 Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 sec)
February 4, 1973 Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled
February 4, 1972 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria
February 4, 1972 Sen Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported
February 4, 1971 Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard and Mitchell)
February 4, 1971 Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks
February 4, 1971 British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt
February 4, 1971 Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil
February 4, 1971 National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC
February 4, 1970 "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 23 performances
February 4, 1970 "Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 1 performance
February 4, 1970 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
February 4, 1969 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
February 4, 1969 Beatles appoint Eastman and Eastman, as general cousel to Apple
February 4, 1969 John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders
February 4, 1969 Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," premieres in New York City
February 4, 1969 Yassar Arafats takes over as chairman of PLO
February 4, 1968 "Golden Rainbow" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 355 performances
February 4, 1968 Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball
February 4, 1967 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
February 4, 1967 U.S. launches Lunar Orbiter 3
February 4, 1966 All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133
February 4, 1965 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
February 4, 1964 Amendment 24 outlaws poll tax
February 4, 1964 FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City
February 4, 1962 "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 113 performances
February 4, 1962 Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game
February 4, 1962 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles
February 4, 1962 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt
February 4, 1961 Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure
February 4, 1960 BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member
February 4, 1960 Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park
February 4, 1960 Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be," premieres
February 4, 1959 Israel begins exporting copper ore
February 4, 1958 "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances
February 4, 1958 Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
February 4, 1957 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse New York)
February 4, 1956 AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training
February 4, 1952 1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC New York)
February 4, 1951 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer
February 4, 1951 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button
February 4, 1949 Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia
February 4, 1948 Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK
February 4, 1946 Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," premieres in New York City
February 4, 1945 FDR, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta
February 4, 1944 Jean Anouilh's "Antigone," premieres in Paris
February 4, 1944 U.S. 7th Infantry Division captures Kwajalein
February 4, 1943 Bertolt Brecht's "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan," premieres in Zurich
February 4, 1942 Clinton Pierce becomes 1st U.S. general wounded in action in WW II
February 4, 1941 British tanks occupy Maus Libya
February 4, 1941 Former Dutch premier De Geer flies to Berlin
February 4, 1941 United Service Organization, USO, founded
February 4, 1939 Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-min mile beyond human effort
February 4, 1938 "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway
February 4, 1938 Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts
February 4, 1937 Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games
February 4, 1936 1st radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)
February 4, 1933 German President Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press
February 4, 1932 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York
February 4, 1932 Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria
February 4, 1931 National League adopts a deader baseball
February 4, 1930 1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans
February 4, 1929 Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut vs. England at Adelaide
February 4, 1927 KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
February 4, 1926 Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany
February 4, 1924 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
February 4, 1924 George Kelly's "Show-Off," premieres in New York City
February 4, 1922 WGY-AM in Schenectady New York begins radio transmissions
February 4, 1920 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off
February 4, 1919 City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown
February 4, 1917 Belgium Council of Flanders established
February 4, 1915 Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Miss Penitentiary
February 4, 1914 U.S. Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law
February 4, 1913 Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim
February 4, 1913 National Institute of Arts and Letters founded
February 4, 1904 John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin
February 4, 1903 Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 and 1 tie
February 4, 1899 Revolt against U.S. occupation of Philippines
February 4, 1895 1st rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago
February 4, 1887 Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads
February 4, 1880 Steele MacKay's "Hazel Kirke," premieres in New York City
February 4, 1875 Princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belg
February 4, 1866 Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible
February 4, 1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed
February 4, 1865 Robert E. Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army
February 4, 1864 Skirmish at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi
February 4, 1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time, Montgomery, Alabama, Ga, Fla, La, Miss and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy
February 4, 1855 Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela
February 4, 1854 Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party," Ripon, Wisc
February 4, 1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students
February 4, 1847 1st U.S. telegraph co established in Maryland
February 4, 1846 Mormons leave Nauvoo, Mo for settlement in west
February 4, 1824 J. W. Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public
February 4, 1822 Free American Blacks settle Liberia, West Africa
February 4, 1803 William Dunlap, adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
February 4, 1797 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
February 4, 1794 French National Convention proclaims abolishment of slavery
February 4, 1789 1st electoral college chooses Washington and Adams as President and VP
February 4, 1787 1st Anglican bishops of New York and Pennsylvania consecrated in London
February 4, 1787 Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails
February 4, 1783 Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 (Calabria, Italy)
February 4, 1782 British garrison surrenders to French and Spanish fleet
February 4, 1699 350 rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow
February 4, 1697 3 VOC-ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
February 4, 1657 Oliver Cromwell grants residency to Luis Caravajal
February 4, 1620 Prince Bethlen Gabor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II
February 4, 1600 Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague
February 4, 1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Neth
February 4, 1508 Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned
February 4, 1194 Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000