On This Day: August 4 On Aug. 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany while the United States proclaimed its neutrality. On Aug. 4, 1901, Louis Armstrong, the influential American jazz trumpeter, was born. Following his death on July 6, 1971, his obituary appeared in The Times. 1790 The Coast Guard had its beginnings as the Revenue Cutter Service. 1792 Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Field Place, England. 1830 Plans for the city of Chicago were laid out. 1892 Andrew and Abby Borden were axed to death in their home in Fall River, Mass. (Lizzie Borden, Andrew Bordens daughter from a previous marriage, was accused of the killings, though she was later acquitted.) 1914 Britain declared war on Germany while the United States proclaimed its neutrality in World War I. 1964 The bodies of three missing civil rights workers were found buried in an earthen dam in Mississippi. 1977 President Jimmy Carter signed a measure establishing the Department of Energy. 1987 The Federal Communications Commission voted to rescind the Fairness Doctrine, which required radio and TV stations to present balanced coverage of controversial issues. 1994 Serb-dominated Yugoslavia withdrew its support for Bosnian Serbs, sealing the 300-mile border between Yugoslavia and Serb-held Bosnia. 2002 A Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a bus in northern Israel during rush hour, killing nine passengers. 2005 A mini-submarine carrying seven Russians became caught on an underwater antenna 600 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean; the men were rescued three days later with help from a British vessel. 2007 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants tied Hank Aarons 755 career home runs. Current Birthdays President Barack Obama turns 53 years old today. Actor Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Hawaii Five-O) turns 46 years old today. 1944 Richard Belzer, Actor, comedian (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), turns 70 1949 John Riggins, Football Hall of Famer, turns 65 1955 Alberto Gonzales, Former attorney general, turns 59 1955 Billy Bob Thornton, Actor, turns 59 1958 Kym Karath, Actress (The Sound of Music), turns 56 1962 Roger Clemens, Baseball player, turns 52 1965 Dennis Lehane, Author, turns 49 1969 Michael DeLuise, Actor, turns 45 1971 Jeff Gordon, Race car driver, turns 43 1985 Crystal Bowersox, Country singer (American Idol), turns 29 1992 Dylan Sprouse, Actor, turns 22 1992 Cole Sprouse, Actor, turns 22
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