407 Historic Events for March 4
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| 1881 |
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James A Garfield inaugurated as 20th president
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| 1881 |
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South African president Kruger accepts ceasefire
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| 1881 |
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California becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation
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| 1881 |
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Holmes and Watson begin "A Study in Scarlet," 1st case together
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| 1883 |
Death |
Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71
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| 1883 |
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John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" in Mississippi
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| 1885 |
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Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Cura‡ao)
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| 1885 |
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Grover Cleveland inaugrated as 1st Democratic pres since Civil War
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| 1888 |
Death |
Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Knute Rockne, Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame)
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Pearl White, [Victoria], US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline)
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| 1889 |
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Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd president
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher (led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs)
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| 1893 |
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Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US president (2nd term)
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| 1893 |
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Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe
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| 1894 |
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Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed
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| 1895 |
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Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony, premieres in Berlin
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player/organized Japanese baseball
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| 1897 |
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William McKinley inaugurated as 25th president of US
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Roberto Soundy, El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympic-1968)
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Jean-Joseph Rab‚arivelo, Madagaskisch poet (Enfants d'Orph‚e)
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Charles H Goren, bridge master (26 US Titles)
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| 1901 |
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Term of George H White, last of post-Reconstruction congressmen, ends
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| 1901 |
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President William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as president
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