August 4 marks significant events in history. In 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard was formed to enforce tariff and trade laws. In 1993, police officers were sentenced for violating Rodney King's rights. The U.S. agreed to buy the Danish Virgin Islands in 1916. Jesse Owens won the long jump at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. In 1944, Anne Frank was arrested by the Gestapo. Burkina Faso declared independence from France in 1960, and civil rights workers' bodies were found in 1964. The Department of Energy was established in 1977, and Prince's album Purple Rain topped the charts in 1984.
On August 4, 1993, a federal judge sentenced Los Angeles police officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 2 1/2 years in prison for violating Rodney King's civil rights.
In 1916, the United States reached an agreement with Denmark to purchase the Danish Virgin Islands for $25 million in gold.
In 1944, 15-year-old diarist Anne Frank was arrested with her family after hiding for two years from the Gestapo in Amsterdam.
In 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a measure establishing the Department of Energy.
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