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4 dated records on file

On August 4th

1889 to 2019 — what the record says happened on this date, in the order the years gave it to us.

  1. 1889history
    Spokane

    The August 4, 1889 fire is documented. A Washington community's documented history gives the file real ground underneath the local lore. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The detail is preserved in 'Spokane'. The record keeps it — history, not lore. The report keeps its place in the record.

    Spokane, Washington
  2. 1892history
    Lizzie Borden House

    Andrew and Abby Borden were killed on the morning of August 4, 1892; both were struck repeatedly with a hatchet. The record dates it to 1892-08-04. A house in Fall River, Massachusetts with this much documented history gives the dossier substance underneath the lore. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'Lizzie Borden' carry the reco

    Fall River, Massachusetts
  3. 1892event
    Lizzie Borden House

    On the morning of August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found hacked to death inside their Fall River home — Abby struck down in the guest room, Andrew on the sitting-room sofa. Daughter Lizzie was tried and acquitted in 1893; no one else was ever charged. The jump-rope rhyme made her infamous; the house is now a bed-and-breakfast.

    Fall River, Massachusetts
  4. 2019first report
    Green Lantern Road

    The August 4, 2019 team observed no unusual lights; one participant reported laughter, while recordings mostly contained crickets. The account has been recorded since 2019-08-04. The crossing keeps its reports the way roads keep their warnings — repeated, local, and hard to fully dismiss. The claim comes from paranormal investigation work: suggestive results, no accepted proof. Sources including '

    Olney, Illinois