1634<\/strong> – Samuel Cole opened the first tavern in Boston, MA.<\/p>\n 1681<\/strong> – England’s King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn for an area that later became the state of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n 1766<\/strong> – The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, which had caused bitter and violent opposition in the U.S. colonies.<\/p>\n 1778<\/strong> – The Continental Congress voted to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance. The two treaties were the first entered into by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n 1789<\/strong> – The first Congress of the United States met in New York and declared that the U.S. Constitution was in effect.<\/p>\n 1791<\/strong> – Vermont was admitted as the 14th U.S. state. It was the first addition to the original 13 American colonies.<\/p>\n 1794<\/strong> – The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. The Amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state. Later interpretations expanded this to include citizens of the state being sued, as well.<\/p>\n 1813<\/strong> – The Russians fighting against Napoleon reached Berlin. The French garrison evacuated the city without a fight.<\/p>\n 1826<\/strong> – The first railroad in the U.S. was chartered. It was the Granite Railway in Quincy, MA.<\/p>\n 1837<\/strong> – The state of Illinois granted a city charter to Chicago.<\/p>\n 1861<\/strong> – The Confederate States of America adopted the “Stars and Bars” flag.<\/p>\n 1877<\/strong> – Emile Berliner invented the microphone.<\/p>\n 1880<\/strong> – Halftone engraving was used for the first time when the “Daily Graphic” was published in New York City.<\/p>\n 1881<\/strong> – Eliza Ballou Garfield became the first mother of a U.S. President to live in the executive mansion.<\/p>\n 1902<\/strong> – The American Automobile Association was founded in Chicago.<\/p>\n 1904<\/strong> – In Korea, Russian troops retreated toward the Manchurian border as 100,000 Japanese troops advanced.<\/p>\n 1908<\/strong> – The New York board of education banned the act of whipping students in school.<\/p>\n 1908<\/strong> – France notified signatories of Algeciras that it would send troops to Chaouia, Morocco.<\/p>\n 1914<\/strong> – Doctor Fillatre successfully separated Siamese twins.<\/p>\n 1917<\/strong> – Jeanette Rankin of Montana took her seat as the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n 1925<\/strong> – Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington, DC. The presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the first time.<\/p>\n 1930<\/strong> – Emma Fahning became the first woman bowler to bowl a perfect game in the competition run by the Women\u2019s International Bowling Congress in Buffalo, NY.<\/p>\n 1933<\/strong> – U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt gave his inauguration speech in which he said: “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.”<\/p>\n 1933<\/strong> – Labor Secretary Frances Perkins became the first woman to serve in a Presidential administrative cabinet.<\/p>\n 1942<\/strong> – “Junior Miss” starring Shirley Temple aired on CBS radio for the first time.<\/p>\n 1942<\/strong> – The Stage Door Canteen opened on West 44th Street in New York City.<\/p>\n 1947<\/strong> – France and Britain signed an alliance treaty.<\/p>\n 1950<\/strong> – Walt Disney\u2019s “Cinderella” was released across the U.S. 1952<\/strong> – U.S. President Harry Truman dedicated the “Courier,” the first seagoing radio broadcasting station.<\/p>\n 1952<\/strong> – Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married.<\/p>\n 1954<\/strong> – In Boston, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital reported the first successful kidney transplant.<\/p>\n 1974<\/strong> – “People” magazine was available for the first time.<\/p>\n 1975<\/strong> – Queen Elizabeth knighted Charlie Chaplin.<\/p>\n 1986<\/strong> – “Today” debuted in London as England\u2019s newest, national, daily newspaper.<\/p>\n 1989<\/strong> – Time, Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. announced a plan to merge.<\/p>\n 1991<\/strong> – Sheik Saad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the prime minister of Kuwait, returned to his country for the first time since Iraq’s invasion.<\/p>\n 1994<\/strong> – Bosnia’s Croats and Moslems signed an agreement to form a federation in a loose economic union with Croatia.<\/p>\n 1997<\/strong> – U.S. President Clinton barred federal spending on human cloning.<\/p>\n 1998<\/strong> – Microsoft repaired software that apparently allowed hackers to shut down computers in government and university offices nationwide.<\/p>\n 1998<\/strong> – The U.S. Supreme Court said that federal law banned on-the-job sexual harassment even when both parties are the same sex.<\/p>\n 1999<\/strong> – Monica Lewinsky’s book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton went on sale in the U.S.<\/p>\n 2002<\/strong> – Canada banned human embryo cloning but permitted government-funded scientists to use embryos left over from fertility treatment or abortions.<\/p>\n 2012<\/strong> – Vladimir Putin won re-election in Russia’s presidential election.<\/p>\n History of 4 March – 1634 – Samuel Cole opened the first tavern in Boston, MA. 1681 – England’s King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn for an area that later became the state of Pennsylvania. 1766 – The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, which had caused bitter and violent opposition in the U.S. colonies. 1778 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