1/7 On February 4, 1983, singer Karen Carpenter died after battling anorexia nervosa for years. The condition weakened her heart and she died of heart failure. File Photo by Robert L. Knudsen/White House Feb. 4 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast votes. John Adams of Massachusetts was elected vice president. Advertisement In 1792, George Washington was unanimously elected to a second term as U.S. president in a...