Slideshow: Today In History, Feb. 4
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Today's Highlight in History:
1932: Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid
In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid.
1945: Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
On Feb. 4, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta.
1974: Patricia Hearst
In 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, was kidnapped in Berkeley, California, by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army.
1983: Karen Carpenter
In 1983, pop singer-musician Karen Carpenter died in Downey, California, at age 32.
1987: Liberace
In 1987, pianist Liberace died at his Palm Springs, California, home at age 67.
1997: O.J. Simpson
In 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
2004: Facebook
In 2004, the social networking website Facebook had its beginnings as Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched "Thefacebook."
2005: Ossie Davis
Ten years ago: Actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis died in Miami Beach, Florida, at age 87.
2010: National Tea Party Convention
Five years ago: The first National Tea Party Convention opened in Nashville.
2010: Scott Brown
Five years ago: Republican Scott Brown took over the seat of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy as he was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden at a Capitol Hill ceremony.
Birthday: Alice Cooper
Rock singer Alice Cooper is 67.
Birthday: Cam'ron
Rapper Cam'ron is 39.
Birthday: Carly Patterson
Olympic gold medal gymnast-turned-singer Carly Patterson is 27.
Birthday: Dan Quayle
Former Vice President Dan Quayle is 68.
Birthday: Gabrielle Anwar
Actress Gabrielle Anwar is 45.
Birthday: Gavin DeGraw
Rock singer Gavin DeGraw is 38.
Birthday: George Romero
Movie director George A. Romero is 75.
Birthday: Isabel Peron
Former Argentinian President Isabel Peron is 84.
Birthday: John Schuck
Actor John Schuck is 75.
Birthday: Lawrence Taylor
Football Hall-of-Famer Lawrence Taylor is 56.
Birthday: Natalie Imbruglia
Singer Natalie Imbruglia is 40.
Birthday: Noodles
Rock musician Noodles (The Offspring) is 52.
Birthday: Oscar De La Hoya
Olympic gold medal boxer Oscar De La Hoya is 42.
Birthday: Rick Burch
Rock musician Rick Burch (Jimmy Eat World) is 40.
Birthday: Rob Corddry
Actor Rob Corddry is 44.
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