Template:On this day/August 4

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

August 4:

• 1793 – Thomas Jefferson wrote to President George Washington about policies excluding French privateers from U.S. ports, reflecting efforts to maintain neutrality.
• 2013 – The Vinegar Hill Theatre, a longtime independent and foreign film venue on the Downtown Mall, closed after 37 years.