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4 August 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 August 2022 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “About Damn Time” by Lizzo.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 August 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 August 2022 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 4 August
- 1987 The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views.
- 1995 Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
- 2007 NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
- 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
- 2018 Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while president Nicolás Maduro is giving a speech to the Venezuelan National Guard.
Famous people born on August 4
- Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1961)
- Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1955)
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Duchess of Sussex, American member of British royal family, media personality and actress (born 1981)
- Cole Sprouse, American actor (born 1992)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
- March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
- March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.
Life in the US in 2022
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.99
Loaf of Bread
$2.76
Average House
$454,900
Weekly Wage
$1,069
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