TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON – MARCH 4
1152 Frederick Barbarossa is chosen as emperor and unites the two factions, which emerged in Germany after the death of Henry V.
1634 Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston, Massachusetts.
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.
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.
1904 Russian troops begin to retreat toward the Manchurian border as 100,000 Japanese advance in Korea.
1912 The French council of war unanimously votes a mandatory three-year military service.
1913 Department of Commerce & Labor split into separate departments
1918 First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp, Kanas; start of worldwide pandemic killing 50-100 million
1944 1st US bombing of Berlin
1960 Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz
1963 Six people get the death sentence in Paris plotting to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
1964 Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering
1978 Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chicago-Daily-News
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
2007 Estonia was the first country to allow its citizens to vote in a parliamentary election through the world wide web.
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
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