On today’s date February 4, 1789, the Electoral College convened and 69 voted for George Washington as America’s first President. John Adams came in second with 34 votes and became the first Vice President of The United States. Image via NYPL Digital Collections, no known restrictions –>

On February 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln gave Edward Everett a manuscript copy of the Gettysburg Address to help raise funds during the U.S. Sanitation Commission Fair to benefit soldiers in need. Months earlier, in Gettysburg, Everett spoke for nearly two hours before Lincoln delivered his famous and more memorable 10-sentence-long Gettysburg Address. Images via Wikimedia Commons, public domain –>

On February 4, 1932, Governor of New York, Franklin Delano Roosevelt opened the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The U.S. won more medals during those winter games than any other country. Image via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions –>

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Image via NYPL Digital Collections, no known restrictions –>

“Stayin’ Alive” by The Bee Gees became the #1 pop song in America on February 4, 1978. Image of The Bee Gees via Wikimedia Commons, public domain –>

Born February 4, 1902, Charles A. Lindbergh was a barnstorming pilot by age 20. He credited his year of training with the Army Air Corps for making him a serious, focused aviator. Lieutenant Lindbergh is shown at graduation in 1925. Two years later he would make the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Image via Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright, public domain in the US. –>

Start of girls race, Ice carnival on Reflecting Pool 2/4/1925 via LOC, no known restrictions –>

Military Police – THE SECOND BATTALION OF THE New York State Naval Militia took over the guarding of the bridges between New York and Brooklyn on February 4, 1917 via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions –>

On February 4, 1987, Dennis Conner and crew of the Stars & Stripes 87 , swept the Australian defending crew of Kookaburra III to regain America’s Cup. Here is Dennis with President Ronald Reagan at the White House later that February. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain –>

A photograph of Mary Shotwell Ingraham who was the founder of the USO which was founded on February 4, 1941. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain –>

American artist Robert Templeton finishing his portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on February 4, 1979 Image: Painting: Robert Templeton / Picture: Tim Templeton via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 4.0 –>

Indicator board for westbound streetcars at Park Street station in Boston dated February 4, 1900 Image from City of Boston Archives via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 2.0 –>

Janet Waldo, the woman who was the voice of Judy Jetson for the popular animated series The Jetsons, was born on February 4, 1919 in Yakima, Washington. Image of Janet c. 1949 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain –>

American writer MacKinlay Kantor was born on February 4, 1904 in Webster City, Iowa. In his youth, Kantor would listen to Civil War veterans speak about their experiences. His first best seller “Long Remember” which was published in 1934 vividly uses the Battle of Gettysburg as its setting. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain –>