January 4, 1863 - James Plimpton receives a patent for the four-wheeled roller skate.

January 4, 1920 - The Negro National League is formed.

January 4, 1944 - The United States begins to supply guerrilla forces working against the Axis forces in western Europe during WW II. They were airdropped supplies by United States aircraft.

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January 4, 1954 - Elvis Presley pays to record two songs for his mother's birthday. The office assistant alerted a studio executive to the new talent.

January 4, 1962 - In New York City, the first unmanned subway trains begin running.

January 4, 1974 - The Senate Watergate Committee learns that President Nixon refuses to turn over subpoenaed documents and tape recordings.

January 4, 1999 - The Euro, Europe's new currency, takes effect in eleven European Union nations.

"We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another." - Richard Nixon