Today, February 4 is the 35th day of the year on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aquarius. On this day in 1847 the first U.S. telegraph company was established in Maryland, in 1920 the first flight from London to South Africa took place, and in 1986 The U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp honoring Sojourner Truth.http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/february_4.html http://www.historynet.com/today_in_history
Today in History
2010
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 6.0 magnitude earthquake at 12:20 p.m. in California about 35 miles northwest of the community of Petrolia and nearly 50 miles west of Eureka. There were no reports of injuries.http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-34/126528744529080.xml&storylist=new_topstories
Toyota is expected to issue a recall of the Prius and the President of Toyota went on Twitter to answer questions.http://twitter.com/Toyota
2000s
- 2004: Facebook founded by Mark Zuckerberg
1900s
- 1948: Ceylon becomes an independent state within the British Commonwealth
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2010: Avatar - James Cameron, Director
- 2009: Taken - Liam Neeson
- 2008: Best of Both Worlds - Miley Cyrus
- 2007: Because I Said So - Keaton, Mandy Moore
- 2006: When a Stranger Calls - Camilla Belle
- 2005: Boogeyman - Barry Watson
- 2004: The Butterfly Effect - Ashton Kutcher
- 1998: Titanic - DiCaprio, Winslet The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
Holidays and Observances
- Sri Lanka - Independence Day
- World Cancer Day
- National Homemade Soup Day
- National Stuffed Mushroom Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1982: Kimberly Wyatt - Pussycat Dolls
- 1973: Oscar De La Hoya - Boxer
- 1948: Alice Cooper - Musician
- 1947: Dan Quayle - 44th U.S. vice-president
- 1913: Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Activist
Famous Deaths
- 211: Septimus Severus - Emperor of Rome
