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This day in history ... March 4
1789 The Constitution of the United States went into effect. 1791 Vermont became the 14th state in the United States. 1861 Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as president. 1917 Jeannette Rankin took her seat as the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. 1933 Frances Perkins, appointed Secretary of Labor, became first woman to serve in the Cabinet. 1994 Four Muslim fundamentalists were found guilty in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York. 1999 Retired Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun died in Arlington, Va., at age 70. | |
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so nothing happened on march 4 in europe?  | |
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1461
Henry VI is deposed and the Duke of York is proclaimed King Edward IV. The Battle of Tewkesbury. 1634 Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston , Massachusetts . 1643 Today, the CANARSEE Indians will negotiate a peace with the Dutch in Fort Amsterdam . The CANARSEE are the Indians who sold Manhattan to Peter Minuit for $24 in trinkets, even though they did not own it. 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. 1792 Oranges introduced to Hawaii 1793 George Washington is inaugurated as President for the second time. Shortest speech (133 words) 1797 Vice-President John Adams, elected President on December 7, to replace George Washington, is sworn in.1796: The First Real Election. 1801 Thomas Jefferson becomes the first President to be inaugurated in Washington , D.C. 1809 Madison becomes 1st President inaugurated in American-made clothes 1825 John Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President 1829 President Jackson gives his "just policy for Indians" speech today 1849 Mormon pioneers establish the State of Deseret in what is now Utah , with Salt Lake City as its capital. Related Web Site 1861 Lincoln 's first presidential inauguration 1861 The Confederate States of America adopt the "Stars and Bars" flag. 1861 President Lincoln opens Government Printing Office 1863 Battle of Thompson's Station, Tennessee 1863 Territory of Idaho established 1881 California becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation 1901 William McKinley is inaugurated president for the second time. Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated as vice president. 1902 American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago 1908 The New York board of education bans the act of whipping students in school. 1909 President Taft inaugrated as 27th President during 10" snowstorm 1913 Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th President 1913 1st US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed 1914 Doctor Fillatre of Paris , France successfully separates Siamese twins. 1917 Jeannette Rankin (Representative-Republican-MT) becomes 1st female member of Congress 1921 Warren G. Harding is sworn in as America 's 29th President. 1921 Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas 1929 Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st President 1929 Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes the first Native American to be Vice President of the U.S. 1933 FDR inaugrated as 32nd President, pledges to pull US out of Depression & says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" 1938 Toothbrush bristles are changed from badger hair to nylon 1944 Berlin is bombed by the American forces for the first time.The U.S. 93rd Bomb Group. 1952 North Korea accuses the United nations of using germ warfare. 1970 Fifty-seven people are killed as the French submarine Eurydice sinks in the Mediterranean Sea. 1970 Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to average 100+ points per game 1975 Queen Elizabeth knights Charlie Chaplin. Hollywood and California reality. 1977 Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541 1979 US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings 1979 200th episode of "All in the Family" 1987 President Reagan takes full responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair in a national address. 1990 Time Incorporated & Warner Communications announce their intended merger 1991 Iraq releases 6 US, 3 British & 1 Italian POW 1993 Authorities announce the arrest of Mohammad Salameh, who played a key role in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City 1994 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center 1995 Blind teenage boy receives a 'Bionic Eye' at a Washington Hospital 1995 George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker 1995 Michael Johnson runs world record 400 meter indoor (44.63 seconds) 1997 President Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research 1999 A North Carolina military jury acquits a Marine pilot in the Italian cable car accident that killed 20 people Born on March 4 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. 1909 Harry B Helmsley New York NY, billionaire builder ( Empire State Building ) 1928 Alan Sillitoe, novelist (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner). 1952 Ronn Moss Los Angeles CA, actor (Ridge-Bold & Beautiful, Santa Barbara ) 1953 Christopher H Smith (Representative-Republican-NJ, 1981- ) 1968 Dionna Harris Wilmington DE, softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-96) 1970 Chastity Bono, singer/daughter of Sonny & Cher (33 years ago) Died on March 4 1883 Alexander H Stephens Vice President Confederate States, dies at 71 1962 Cairine R Wilson 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 1992 Arthur Babbitt Disney animator (Mr Magoo, Goofy), dies at 84 of heart failure 1992 Christian K Nelson inventor (Eskimo Pie), dies at 98 1994 John Candy actor (SCTV, Uncle Buck), dies from a heart attack at 43 1996 Minnie Pearl country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84 1999 Retired Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, who wrote the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, dies in Arlington Virginia at age 90 
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So nothing happened in Holland?
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AndGodCreatedMe said: So nothing happened in Holland?
Hang on.... 
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AndGodCreatedMe said: So nothing happened in Holland?
2005: the Bierman got his Audi A4 Quattro  | |
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The second Anglo-Dutch War began in 1665, and lasted until 1667. Charles the II of England declared war on March 4th...  
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Steadwood said: The second Anglo-Dutch War began in 1665, and lasted until 1667. Charles the II of England declared war on March 4th...
and Piet Hein came and kicked yo asses!!!!! | |
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abierman said: Steadwood said: The second Anglo-Dutch War began in 1665, and lasted until 1667. Charles the II of England declared war on March 4th...
and Piet Hein came and kicked yo asses!!!!! Glad he didn't see the Trolls.... 
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