They Only Attack When They Sense Weakness

Hello, greetings, and welcome. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2026.

Today In History:

1555: Reformer and Bible translator John Roger becomes the first protestant martyr under Mary I, when he is burned at the stake at Smithfield, London.

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1789: First U.S. Electoral College chooses George Washington as president and John Adams as vice president.

1847: The first U.S. telegraph company is established in Maryland.

1854: Alvan Bovay proposes the name “Republican Party” in Ripon, Wis.

1887: The Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads.

1908: Star #46 was added to the U.S. flag for Oklahoma.

1922: WGY-AM in Schenectady, N.Y., begins radio transmissions.

1941: The United Service Organization (USO) is founded.

1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta.

1949: Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

1962: St.