March 4 is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 302 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).
51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).
1461 – The Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
1944 – World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
1957 – The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
1681 – Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
1794 – The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress dealing with each state's sovereign immunity.
1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated.
1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
1794 – The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress dealing with each state's sovereign immunity.
1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated.
1917 – Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
1933 – Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet.
1944 – World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
1957 – The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
1962 – A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 – the worst crash of a DC-7.
1977 – The Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in the seriously damaged city of Bucharest, Romania.
1985 – The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.
1985 – The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.
1986 – The Soviet space probe, Vega 1, begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
2002 – Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
2002 – Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
2009 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
2015 – At least 34 miners die in a suspected gas explosion at the Zasyadko coal mine in rebel-held Donetsk region of Ukraine.
BORN TODAY
1394 – Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (d. 1460)
1678 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1741)
1781 – Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
1826 – Theodore Judah, American engineer, founded the Central Pacific Railroad (d. 1863)
1881 – Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (d. 1948)
1893 – Charles Herbert Colvin, American engineer, co-founded the Pioneer Instrument Company (d. 1985)
1906 – Avery Fisher, American violinist and engineer, founded Fisher Electronics (d. 1994)
1914 – Robert R. Wilson, American physicist, sculptor, and architect (d. 2000)
From Wikipedia and Google (images), ex as noted.
BORN TODAY
1394 – Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (d. 1460)
1678 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1741)
1781 – Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
1826 – Theodore Judah, American engineer, founded the Central Pacific Railroad (d. 1863)
1881 – Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (d. 1948)
1893 – Charles Herbert Colvin, American engineer, co-founded the Pioneer Instrument Company (d. 1985)
1906 – Avery Fisher, American violinist and engineer, founded Fisher Electronics (d. 1994)
1914 – Robert R. Wilson, American physicist, sculptor, and architect (d. 2000)
From Wikipedia and Google (images), ex as noted.
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