1. 1847: Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
2. 1896: Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
3. 1903: Topsy the elephant is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents.
4. 1948: Burma (now Myanmar) gains independence from British rule.
5. 1958: Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, falls to Earth from orbit.
6. 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson outlines the "Great Society" during his State of the Union address.
7. 1974: Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Watergate special prosecutor.
8. 1999: The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA.
9. 2004: Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars.
10. 2010: The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, officially opens in Dubai.
These are just a few notable events that occurred on January 4 throughout history.
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