March 4 - The Day in History

March 4 : General Interest 1933: FDR inaugurated On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States... read more American Revolution 1776 : American forces occupy Dorchester Heights http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-forces-occupy-dorchester-heights Automotive 1936 : Scottish racing legend Jim Clark born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/scottish-racing-legend-jim-clark-born Civil War 1861 : Lincoln sworn in for first presidential term http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-inaugurated Cold War 1954 : Dulles asks for action against communism http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dulles-asks-for-action-against-communism Crime 1944 : The head of Murder, Inc. is executed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-head-of-murder-inc-is-executed 2005 : Martha Stewart is released from prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martha-stewart-is-released-from-prison Disaster 1962 : DC-7 crashes in Cameroon swamp http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dc-7-crashes-in-cameroon-swamp General Interest 1789 : Government under the U.S. Constitution begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/government-under-the-us-constitution-begins Hollywood 1995 : John Candy dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-candy-dies Literary 1952 : Ernest Hemingway finishes The Old Man and the Sea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ernest-hemingway-finishes-the-old-man-and-the-sea 1965 : Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kite-runner-author-khaled-hosseini-is-born Music 1966 : John Lennon sparks his first major controversy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-lennon-sparks-his-first-major-controversy Old West 1868 : Founder of Chisholm Trail dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/founder-of-chisholm-trail-dies Presidential 1829 : Jackson holds "open house" at the White House http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackson-holds-open-house-at-the-white-house 1952 : Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis marry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronald-reagan-and-nancy-davis-marry Sports 1888 : Knute Rockne born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/knute-rockne-born Vietnam War 1968 : Task Force sends memo to the president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/task-force-sends-memo-to-the-president World War I 1913 : Woodrow Wilson's first inaugural address http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilsons-first-inaugural-address World War II 1941 : Britain launches Operation Claymore http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-launches-operation-claymore 1944 : Eighth Air Force bombs Berlin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eighth-air-force-bombs-berlin

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