On This Day - August 4
Ready to take a trip down memory lane? Let's look back at some of the most significant events in America and beyond that happened on this day, starting with...
1790: Birth of the US Coast Guard
Alexander Hamilton, then US Treasury Secretary, founded the Revenue Marine Service—later renamed the US Coast Guard—to protect the nation's maritime interests.
1892: The Borden Murders
Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were brutally killed in Fall River, Massachusetts. Though tried for the murders, she was famously acquitted.
1901: Jazz Legend Louis Armstrong Was Born
Louis Armstrong, the groundbreaking trumpeter and one of jazz’s most influential figures, was born in New Orleans.
1914: The US Declared Neutrality in WWI
As war engulfed Europe, President Woodrow Wilson officially declared US neutrality, a stance supported by most Americans at the time.
1942: Bracero Program Began
The US and Mexico signed the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement, launching the Bracero Program—the largest guest-worker initiative in American history, lasting until 1964.
1961: Barack Obama’s Birth
The future 44th US President—and first African American to hold the office—was born in Hawaii.
1962: Baseball Great Roger Clemens Was Born
Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, one of baseball’s most dominant pitchers, was born in Dayton, Ohio.
2007: Phoenix Mission to Mars
NASA’s Phoenix probe launched toward Mars, later confirming the presence of water ice beneath the planet’s surface—a major discovery in space exploration.
Do you have more events (historical or not!) you'd like to share with the community? Post them below and let's reminisce together!
