August 4th 1181 Supernova seen in Cassiopia August 4th 1693 Dom Perignon invents champagne August 4th 1790 US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service August 4th 1821 1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969) August 4th 1862 US govt collects its 1st income tax August 4th 1892 Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Mass August 4th 1914 Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany August 4th 1917 Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers August 4th 1942 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz August 4th 1944 Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by Nazis August 4th 1956 Elvis Presley releases "Hound Dog" August 4th 1960 Rocket propelled USAAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH August 4th 1964 Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam August 4th 1977 Pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy August 4th 1981 Oliver North is assigned to White House duty August 4th 1997 The second largest cash bank robbery in U.S. history occurs in Charlotte, N.C. Robbers steal $17.3 million, mostly in small bills, from Wells Fargo office. FBI investigation results in 24 convictions and recovery of nearly 95% of cash. todayinhistory/s0-8-04-event-results.html
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