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Three moments from February 4 that reveal how power is recognized, seized, and scaled.

1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States. With no precedent to follow, the office itself is invented in real time, establishing the executive branch and the expectation of peaceful transfer of power.

1974 – A young woman is kidnapped from a California street, setting off a case that evolves into a national obsession. As images and appearances follow, the story blurs the lines between coercion, agency, radical politics, and public spectacle.

2004 – A new social network launches quietly on a college campus. What begins as a student directory rapidly expands outward, reshaping communication, media, identity, and political organizing across the globe.

This is The Daily Then™ – History for a New Generation.