January 4th in History
January 4th in History
- 1885: An appendix is successfuly removed for the first time in Iowa, USA
- 1923: Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin
- 1948: Britain grants independence to Burma
- 1951: Chinese and North Korean troops capture Seoul, Korea
- 1958: Sputnik reenters atmosphere and burns up
- 1960: European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm
- 1965: Lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address
- 1974: Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
- 1989: Two Libyan jets are shot down by US aircraft in the Mediterranen
January 4th birthdays
- 1643: Sir Isaac Newton, British scientist
- 1809: Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind
