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A bit of February 4th history…
960 - Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizo of the Song, initiating 3 centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China (pictured)
1789 - 1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as president and John Adams as vice-president
1822 - Free American blacks settle Liberia, West Africa
1859 - One of the oldest copies of the bible, “The Codex Sinaiticus” (Sinai Bible) is seen in Egypt by Constantin von Tischendorf who takes the manuscript home with him
1861 - Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time; Jefferson Davis elected president of confederacy
1987 - US President Reagan’s veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress
2004 - Mark Zuckerberg launches facebook from his Harvard dorm room
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