Apparently using an Associated Press newsfeed FORBES magazine lists Elizabeth Ann Seton in its “Today in History” feature for January 4On this date:
In 1821, the first native-born American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, died in Emmitsburg, Md.
Among the other dates…
On Jan. 4, 1965, President Johnson outlined the goals of his Great Society in his State of the Union Address.
In 1904, the Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and could enter the United States freely; however, the court stopped short of declaring them U.S. citizens.
In 1948, Britain granted independence to Burma.
In 1951, during the Korean conflict, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.
In 1960, French author Albert Camus died in an automobile accident at age 46.
In 1965, poet T.S. Eliot died in London at age 76.
