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Day in History: March 4th
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Tags: March, 4, 4th, history, news, current events, AIDS, Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortez, Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Hoffa
From Roman Emperor Nero to U.N. Warnings about AIDS, March 4 is more than just the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years).
| | 51 - Soon-to-be Roman Emperor Nero is given the title head of the youth |
| | 1275 - Chinese astronomers observe a total eclipse of the sun. |
| | 1493 - America is "discovered" when Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives in America |
| | 1519 - Hernan Cortes arrives in Mexico to search for the Aztec civilization and their wealth. |
| | 1634 - Bostonians allowed to drink! Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| | 1681 - Pennsylvania is born when Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. |
| | 1789 - In NYC, the first U.S. Congress declares the new Constitution of the United States is in effect. |
| | 1792 - Oranges were introduced into Hawaii. |
| | 1827 - The Illustrious Sigma Phi Society is founded at Union College. |
| | 1837 - Illinois grants a city charter to Chicago |
| | 1861 - Confederate States adopt "Stars and Bars" flag on the same day as Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th President |
| | 1877 - "Testing 1-2-3" Emile Berliner invents the microphone. |
| | 1917 - Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| | 1921 - Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas. |
| | 1924 - The song 'Happy Birthday To You' is published by Clayton F. Summy. (not the "You look like a monkey" version) |
| | 1933 - Frances Perkins becomes the first female member of the US cabinet when she becomes the United States Secretary of Labor |
| | 1936 - First flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany. |
| | 1950 - U.S. Premiere of Walt Disney's animated film Cinderella. |
| | 1964 - Jimmy Hoffa, President of the Teamsters, is convicted by a Federal jury of tampering with a Federal jury. |
| | 1966 - Controversy is sparked in US when John Lennon says The Beatles are "more popular than Jesus" |
| | 1974 - The first People Magazine hits stores. |
| | 1985 - The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS that is used for screening all blood donations |
| | 1995 - Michael Johnson runs world record 400m indoor in 44.63 sec |
| | 2005 - United Nations warns that about 90 million Africans could be infected by the HIV virus if no further action was taken to stop it |
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