A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 4th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On August 4, 70 A.D., the Romans punished the rebellious Jews by destroying the Second Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
On August 4, 1693, the monk Dom Peringnon is traditionally believed to have invented Champagne.
On August 4th, 1761, the first veterinary school of medicine was founded by Claude Bourgelat in Lyon, France.
On August 4, 1821, little Louis Vuitton was born in Anchay (Jura region), France, to a family of tradesmen and farmers.
On August 4, 1892, the father and stepmother of 32 year old Lizzie Borden were brutally murdered, hacked to pieces with an axe!
On August 4, 1920, in Winchester, Kentucky, Helen Amelia Thomas was born, a woman that would go on to the top of her profession as a White House journalist for UPI and then Hearst Newspapers.
On August 4, 1987, the Federal Communications Commission officially removed any obligation of television and radio media to present controversial issues in an even and “fair” manner when they rescinded the Fairness Doctrine.
On August 4, 2016, we asked, “What is Khzir Khan’s real agenda?”
On August 4, 2019, we celebrated another Friendship Day, truly one of the worthwhile “Days” you might find on those ubiquitous event calendars that have a day for (seemingly) everything.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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