February 4: A President Chosen, An Heiress Taken, and A Network Born

February 4 connects three moments that shaped American leadership, captivated the nation's attention, and transformed human connection—when the Electoral College unanimously chose the one man trusted to define the presidency, when a bizarre kidnapping blurred the lines between victim and accomplice, and when a college student launched a website that would fundamentally alter how billions of people communicate. These stories remind us that institutions need the right person at the beginning, that truth can be stranger than fiction, and that dorm room ideas can change the world.