Historical events that took place on the 4th
of August
1862: The United States’ government collected
its 1st income tax
1886: Colombia adopted its constitution
1914: Germany declared war on Belgium while
Britain declared war on Germany
1930: Child labour laws were established in
Belgium
1962: Nelson Mandela was captured by South
African Police
1965: Cook Islands entered into free
association with New Zealand
1971: The United States launched its 1st
satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft
1980: 272 people were killed by the Hurricane
Aline in Texas and Caribbean
1984: Republic of Upper Volta became known a
Burkina Faso
1993: Rwandan Hutu's and Tutsi's sign peace
treaty in Arusha
1994: Truck carrying millions of bees keeled
over on New York parkway
2009: President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya reduced
the death sentence of 4,000 prisoners to life imprisonment
2010: Wyclef Jean revealed his intention to
run for the presidency in Haiti
2012: Oscar Pistorius became the first
amputee to compete at the Olympic Games in the 400 meters
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