Today is Wednesday, February 4, the 35th day of 2015. There are 330 days left in the year.
1508 ― Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned
1600 ― Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for first time outside of Prague
1899 ― Revolt against U.S. occupation of Philippines
1924 ― First Winter Olympics games close at Chamonix, France
1932 ― Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria
1933 ― German President Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press
1938 ― Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts
1945 ― FDR, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta
1961 ― Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure
1991 ― Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose
1997 ― O.J. Simpson found liable in murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson
1998 ― Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels, Belgium