A bit of August 4th history…
1693 - Date typically ascribed to Dom Perignon’s invention of champagne
1862 - US government collects 1st income tax
1944 - Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police following a tip-off from an unidentified informer
1984 - Prince’s “Purple Rain” album goes #1 and stays there for 24 weeks
2010 - California’s proposition 8, the ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage passed by state voters in 2008, is overturned by Judge Walker in case Perry v Schwarzenegger
2015 - Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announce the end of their relationship on twitter (pictured)
Today In History: August 04