Today in world history [2024-02-04]

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DateEvents
1783American Civil War: England officially declared an end to its hostilities with the United States.
1789George Washington was elected the first president of the United States.
1935George Washington was re-elected as US president in his second term.
1899The Philippines - USA war has begun.
1927British Malcolm Campbell broke the world record by speeding up to 281.4 km per hour with his car named "Bluebird".
1932The Winter Olympics started in Lake Placid (New York).
1936Radium E was the first synthetically obtained radioactive element.
197622,778 people died in the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Guatemala and Honduras.
19986.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: More than 5,000 people died.
2003The new name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is Serbia and Montenegro.
200688 people died and 280 people were injured in a stampede that occurred in a stadium near Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

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