August 4 1735 Printer John Peter Zenger, defended by Andrew Hamilton, was acquitted of libel in a case that helped foster freedom of the press. 1792 Percy Bysshe Shelley was born. 1884 Thomas Stevens became the first person to bicycle across the United States. He later bicycled around the world. 1892 Lizzie Bordens father and stepmother were killed with an axe in Fall River, Massachusetts. 1901 Louis Armstrong was born. 1912 Raoul Wallenberg was born. 1913 Helen Thomas was born. 1914 Germany invaded Belgium and, in response, Britain declared war on Germany. 1916 Denmark ceded the Danish West Indies, including the Danish Virgin Islands, to the United States for $25 million. 1944 Anne Frank and her family were found hiding in Amsterdam by Nazis. 1955 Billy Bob Thornton was born. 1961 Barack Obama was born. 1962 Roger Clemens was born. 1964 The bodies of three civil-rights workers were found in an earthen dam, six weeks into a federal investigation backed by President Johnson. 1971 Jeff Gordon was born. 1977 President Carter signed a congressional act that established the Department of Energy. 2007 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants tied Hank Aarons 755 career home runs.
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