February 4, 2017

February 4th in History Part II


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On February 4th in 1794 French National Convention proclaims abolishment of slavery

On February 4th in 1810 Royal Navy seizes Guadeloupe.

On February 4th in 1822 Free American Blacks settle Liberia, West Africa

On February 4th in 1824 J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public

On February 4th in 1846 Mormons leave Nauvoo, Illinois, for settlement in the west

On February 4th in 1847 1st US telegraph company established in Maryland

On February 4th in 1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students

On February 4th in 1854 Major Alvan Earle Bovay, a member of the Whig Party, proposes they rename the political party the "Republican Party" in an effort to bring it back to life, during a public anti-slavery meeting in Ripon's Little White Schoolhouse Ripon, Wisc

On February 4th in 1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama. Jefferson Davis elected President of Confederacy. Seven states that had seceded from the Union were involved.

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