Daily Calendar for Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Events

• Daniel Shays’ rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts, concerning the financial plight of farmers, failed (Shays’ Rebellion)– 1787
• George Washington elected as the first president of the several states, with John Adams as vice president– 1789
• John Marshall was sworn in as chief justice of the United States– 1801
• The Mormon exodus to the American West began– 1846
• Codex Sinaiticus discovered, St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt– 1859
• Winter Olympics held in U.S. (Lake Placid, NY) for the first time– 1932
• Radium E became the first synthetically produced radioactive substance– 1936
• Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town opened on Broadway– 1938
• The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated– 1941
• 96-hour surgical operation began– 1951
• Rolls-Royce, Ltd. of Britain declared bankruptcy– 1971
• Dennis Conner and crew of Stars & Stripes recaptured America’s Cup– 1987
• Facebook, originally called The Facebook, was launched by Mark Zuckerberg– 2004
• Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy became the first African American coach to lead his team to Super Bowl Victory. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17– 2007
• 5,622 ice lanterns displayed, setting world record, State College, Pennsylvania – 2017
• 395 ice skaters lined up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to set world record– 2018