| 4 is the second squared number |
| 4 is the smallest squared prime |
| 4 is the only even squared prime |
| 4 is both 2 doubled and 2 squared |
| A number is divisible by 4 if its last two digits are divisible by 4. For example 1632 is divisible by 4 because 32 is divisible by 4 (4 x 8 = 32) |
| A Tetrahedron has 4 sides and 4 vertices. It is the simplest Platonic solid. |
| 4 is the first positive non-Fibonacci number |
| 4 pops up quite frequently in religions, magik, divination & superstitions |
| 4 is beryllium |
| The four states of matter are: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. |
| There are four fundamental forces (electromagnetism, gravitation, the weak nuclear force, and the strong nuclear force). |
| There are 4 forms in the logical "square of Opposition": A ("All S is R"), I ("Some S is R"), E ("No S is R"), and O ("Some S is not R") |
| It takes 4 Supreme Court Justices to grant a writ of cert. |
| There were 4 classical Greek elements (earth, water, air & fire) |
| There are 4 seasons |
| There are 4 suits in a standard deck of playing cards |
| There are 4 horsemen of the Apocalypes, plus Basement Cat. |
| 4 BC was Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Rufus |
| Herod the Great died |
| Publius Quintilius Varus, then Governon of Syria (YES, that damn Varus again), took three of his four legions from Antioch to Jerusalem to restore order and crucified 2,000 Jewish rebels. |
| Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist was born |
| 4 CE was the Year of the Consulship of Catus and Saturninus |
| Augustus adopted Tiberius to be his heir |
| On this day in the year: | |
| 1847 | - Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the United States government. |
| 1865 | - The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters |
| 1884 | - The Fabian Society was founded in London, England |
| 1965 | - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address. |
| 1974 | - U.S. President Richard Nixon refused to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. |
| 1999 | - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as governor of Minnesota |
| 2007 | - he 110th U.S. Congress convened and elected Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. |
| Births on this day in history, by year, include: | |
| 1809 - | Louis Braille, a French educator and inventor of Braille |
| 1838 - | General Tom Thumb, an American circus performer |
| 1920 - | William Colby, an American intelligence officer and 10th Director of Central Intelligence |
| 1935 - | Floyd Patterson, an American boxer who refused to acknowledge Mohammed Ali's name change leading to Ali mocking and humiliating him in the ring. |
| Deaths on this day in history, by year, include: | |
| 1877 - | Cornelius Vanderbilt, an American businessman, a Robber Baron and "philanthropist" |
| 1960 - | Albert Camus, a French philosopher and novelist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1961 - | Erwin Schrödinger, an Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Famous among physicists for his wave equation, and among the rest of us for his cat. |
| 1965 - | T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate. Best known for millions of High School students making plays upon his name. |
| 1971 - | Arthur Ford, American psychic, founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship. Penned this O.T. from beyond the grave. |
| 1986 - | Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic |
| 1999 - | Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman |
| 2001 - | Les Brown, American band leader and composer. Even I've heard of "Les Brown and the Band of Renown", and not solely because they were the house band for The Steve Allen Show |
| 2011 - | Ali-Reza Pahlavi, son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Not the end of the line, however. |
| 2011 - | Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel) |
Steelers Wheel
x YouTube VideoLES BROWN AND HIS BAND OF RENOWN - PERFIDIA
x YouTube VideoLes Brown and his Band of Renown - Ballin' the Jack
x YouTube VideoSo that brings us to any old music I feel like, in this case: Ali Farka Toure:
Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder - Soukora
x YouTube VideoAli Farka Toure - Savane
x YouTube VideoAli Farka Toure-Diaraby
x YouTube VideoAli Farka Toure- African Blues- Petenere
x YouTube VideoBabatunde Olatunji: Baba Olatunji & his Drums of Passion- Akiwowo
x YouTube Video| A little duet between the mother drum and the baby drum off of his first album (Drums of Passion). His signatue song which has been covered by Santana and others |
Babatunde Olatunji Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion)
x YouTube VideoCarlos Santana / Eric Clapton - JinGo (Jin-Go-Lo-Ba) 2004 Live Video
x YouTube VideoMama Africa (aka Miriam Makeba) Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (Live 1967)
x YouTube VideoMalaika - Miriam Makeba
x YouTube VideoMiriam Makeba - Khawuleza (Live 1966)
x YouTube VideoMiriam Makeba - The Click Song (Distinct Version)
x YouTube VideoBabatunde Olatunji and friends - Fire on the Mountain
x YouTube VideoCrossposted from caucus99percent
So, the floor is yours compadres, whassup?