On This Day for February 4 - Yalta Conference opened, Rosa Parks is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. February 04 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Rosa Parks READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1945 Yalta Conference opened READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2020: Kenyan politician Daniel arap Moi, who served as his country's president for almost 25 years, died at age 95. [Test your knowledge of African leaders.] 2012: British servicewoman Florence Green, the last surviving veteran of World War I, died at age 110. [Sort fact from fiction in our World War I quiz.] 2004: The Web site Facebook was launched (as TheFacebook.com); later it would become the largest social network in the world. [Test your knowledge of tech companies .] 2003: Yugoslavia officially changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro. [Take our quiz about European history.] 1948: Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gained independence from Great Britain. [Test your knowledge of Asia.] 1938: Thornton Wilder's Our Town, a classic portrayal of small-town American life, made its Broadway debut. [ How much do you know about American writers?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1913 Rosa Parks American civil-rights activist 1902 Charles Lindbergh American aviator 1918 Ida Lupino American actress, director, and screenwriter 1959 Lawrence Taylor American football player 1947 Dan Quayle vice president of United States 1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer German theologian SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help