February 4, 2012

225 years ago
1787

Shays' Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers, was defeated when the state militia captured many of the rebels at Petersham.

125 years ago
1887

Born on this date
Anna Hedvig Büll. Estonian-born German missionary. Miss Büll was a Lutheran missionary to the Armenian people during the last years of the Ottoman Empire, and helped to save about 2,000 women and children from the Armenian genocide during World War I. She worked with Armenians for about 40 years, and became a refugee herself after her native Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and she was denied permission to return. Miss Büll worked in France, Switzerland, and finally West Germany, where she died on October 3, 1981 at the age of 94.

80 years ago
1932

Olympics
The first Winter Olympic Games to be held in the United States opened at Lake Placid, New York. New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt officially opened the games.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Chain, starring Raymond Massey

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 10 (CFRN)
1 Cool Night--Paul Davis
2 Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight--Eddie Rabbitt
3 I Believe--Chilliwack
4 She's Got a Way--Billy Joel
5 Sweet Dreams--Air Supply
6 I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)--Daryl Hall & John Oates
7 Through the Years--Kenny Rogers
8 Could it Be Love--Jennifer Warnes
9 The Sweetest Thing--Juice Newton
10 All Our Tomorrows--Eddie Schwartz

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden: One Love to Give--Stéphanie (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Wladziu "Lee" Liberace, 67. U.S. pianist. The legendary entertainer died at his home in Palm Springs, California.

Sport
Stars and Stripes, helmed by Dennis Conner, defeated defending champion Kookaburra III at Fremantle, Australia to complete a 4-0 sweep and regain the America's Cup.

20 years ago
1992

Died on this date
Lisa Fonssagrives, 80. Swedish-born model. Mrs. Fonssagrives was an aspiring ballerina who moved to Paris in 1936 and became a fashion model. She moved to the United States in 1939, and continued to appear on magazine covers through the 1950s, earning recognition as the world's first supermodel. Mrs. Fonssagrives died in New York.

10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
George Nader, 80. U.S. actor. Mr. Nader appeared in plays, films, and television programs from the early 1950s through the mid-'70s. He starred in the television adventure series The Man and the Challenge (1959-1960), but was probably best known for playing the male romantic lead in the movie Robot Monster (1953). He died after a period of declining health.