TODAY HISTORY LESSON: MARCH 4
1461 Henry VI is deposed and the Duke of York is proclaimed King Edward IV.
1766 The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, the cause of bitter and violent opposition in the colonies
1789 The first Congress of the United States meets in New York and declares that the Constitution is in effect.
1791 Vermont is admitted as the 14th state. It is the first addition to the original 13 colonies.
1793 President Washington’s 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)
1798 Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews
1801 Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
1829 Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball
1849 US had no President, Polk’s term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn’t be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (pres pro tem) term ended March 3rd
1861 The Confederate States of America adopt the “Stars and Bars” flag.
1863 Territory of Idaho established
1877 The Russian Imperial Ballet stages the first performance of “Swan Lake” in Moscow.
1902 American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago
1908 The New York board of education bans the act of whipping students in school.
1917 Jeannette Rankin took her seat as the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
1918 The first documented cases of the Spanish flu herald a deadly worldwide pandemic
1950 Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” was released across the U.S.
1963 Six people get the death sentence in Paris plotting to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
1964 Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering
1977 The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives
1985 Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA
1987 President Reagan takes full responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair in a national address.
1994 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center
1997 President Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research
2002 Canada banned human embryo cloning but permitted government-funded scientists to use embryos left over from fertility treatment or abortions.
2007 The world’s first national internet election is held
2009 International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted
REFERENCE: history.net, onthisday.com, thepeopleshistory.com, timeanddate.com, scopesys.com, on-this-day.com
