Daily Archives: February 4, 2024

Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, kidnapped by left-wing terrorists 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1974)


Video: 'On this day: Patty Hearst abducted by armed radicals'

(Monday, February 4, 1974, 9:30 p.m. PST) — In one of the most famous kidnappings in U.S. history, three members of the left-wing terrorist Symbionese Liberation Army tonight kidnapped 19-year-old Patty Hearst, a granddaughter of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, from her apartment at 2603 Benvenue Avenue, in Berkeley, California. Continue reading Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, kidnapped by left-wing terrorists 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1974)

Mark Zuckerberg launches ‘Thefacebook’ social networking website 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 2004)


Video: 'Mark Zuckerberg: Building the Facebook Empire'

(Wednesday, February 4, 2004) — The social networking website Facebook had its beginnings today as Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook.” Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg launches ‘Thefacebook’ social networking website 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 2004)

‘Karma Chameleon’ by Culture Club peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1984)

(Saturday, February 4, 1984) — “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Feb. 4/11/18, 1984). Continue reading ‘Karma Chameleon’ by Culture Club peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1984)