04 March History
- 1152 - Frederick Barbarossa is chosen as emperor and unites the two factions, which emerged in Germany after the death of Henry V.
- 1461 - Henry VI is deposed and the Duke of York is proclaimed King Edward IV.
- 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.
- 1793 - George Washington is inaugurated as President for the second time.
- 1797 - Vice-President John Adams, elected President on December 7, to replace George Washington, is sworn in.
- 1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes the first President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
- 1813 - The Russians fighting against Napoleon reach Berlin. The French garrison evacuates the city without a fight.
- 1861 - The Confederate States of America adopt the "Stars and Bars" flag.
- 1877 - The Russian Imperial Ballet stages the first performance of "Swan Lake" in Moscow.
- 1901 - William McKinley is inaugurated president for the second time. Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated as vice president.
- 1904 - Russian troops begin to retreat toward the Manchurian border as 100,000 Japanese advance in Korea.
- 1908 - The New York board of education bans the act of whipping students in school.
- 1912 - The French council of war unanimously votes a mandatory three-year military service.
- 1914 - Doctor Fillatre of Paris, France successfully separates Siamese twins.
- 1921 - Warren G. Harding is sworn in as America's 29th President.
- 1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated to his first term as president in Washington, D.C.
- 1944 - Berlin is bombed by the American forces for the first time.
- 1952 - North Korea accuses the United nations of using germ warfare.
- 1963 - Six people get the death sentence in Paris plotting to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
- 1970 - Fifty-seven people are killed as the French submarine Eurydice sinks in the Mediterranean Sea.
- 1975 - Queen Elizabeth knights Charlie Chaplin.
- 1987 - President Reagan takes full responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair in a national address.
04 March Birthdays
- 1394 - Prince Henry the Navigator, sponsor of Portuguese voyages of discovery
- 1678 - Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer and violinist.
- 1747 - Casimir Pulaski, American Revolutionary War general.
- 1852 - Lady (Isabella Augusta) Gregory, Irish playwright, helped found the Abbey Theatre.
- 1888 - Knute Rockne, football player and coach for Notre Dame.
- 1901 - Charles Goren, world expert on the game of bridge.
- 1904 - Ding Ling, Chinese writer and women's rights activist.
- 1928 - Alan Sillitoe, novelist (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner).
- 1932 - Miriam Makeba, South African singer.
- 1934 - Jane Goodall, British anthropologist, known for her work with African chimpanzees.