Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/August 4
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- August 4:
- 1830 - Plans for the city of Chicago were laid out.
- 1916 - The United States reached agreement with Denmark to purchase the Danish Virgin Islands for $25 million.
- 1961 – Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, is born.
- 2007 - Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in major league history to hit his 500th career home.