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February 4

4 sourced moments from February 4 in history: George Washington is unanimously elected first U.S. president (1789); Snow White, the first full-length animated feature, opens widely (1938); The Yalta Conference Begins (1945), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on February 4

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2004 Technology · The Internet

Facebook launches

From a Harvard dorm room, a 19-year-old switched on a student directory that would grow into the world's largest social network.

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1945 History · War & Conflict

The Yalta Conference Begins

On a Crimean coast, three leaders sat down to redraw the map of a world the war had not yet finished breaking.

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1938 Culture & Arts · Film & TV

Snow White, the first full-length animated feature, opens widely

On February 4, 1938, Disney's gamble on feature-length animation reached theaters nationwide and changed cinema for good.

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1789 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

George Washington is unanimously elected first U.S. president

On February 4, 1789, all 69 electors handed Washington the only unanimous victory in American presidential history.

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