WillDekkard
03-05-2010, 05:16 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- March 4th
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* 51 Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).
* 303 or 304 Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
* 852 Croatian Duke Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.
* 932 Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs.
* 1152 Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans.
* 1215 King John of England makes an oath to Pope Innocent III as a crusader to gain his support.
* 1238 The Battle of the Sit River is fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia.
* 1351 Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam.
* 1386 Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) is crowned King of Poland.
* 1461 Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his Yorkist cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
* 1492 King James IV of Scotland concludes an alliance with France against England.
* 1493 Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niρa from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.
* 1519 Hernan Cortes arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and their wealth.
* 1570 King Philip II of Spain bans foreign Dutch students.
* 1611 George Abbot is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 1621 Jakarta, Java is renamed Batavia.
* 1629 The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
* 1665 English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
* 1675 John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
* 1681 Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
* 1776 The American War of Independence: The Americans capture Dorchester Heights dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.
* 1778 The Continental Congress votes to ratify both the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance with France. The two treaties are the first entered into by the United States government.
* 1789 In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect.
* 1790 France is divided into 83 dιpartements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility.
* 1791 Vermont is admitted as the 14th U.S. state.
* 1791 A Constitutional Act is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).
* 1793 French troops conquer Geertruidenberg, Netherlands.
* 1794 The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
* 1797 In the first ever peaceful transfer of power between elected leaders in modern times, John Adams is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding George Washington.
* 1804 Castle Hill Rebellion: Irish convicts rebel against British colonial authority in the Colony of New South Wales.
* 1813 Russian troops fighting the army of Napoleon reach Berlin in Germany and the French garrison evacuates the city without a fight.
* 1814 Americans defeat the British at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario.
* 1824 The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" is founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858.
* 1837 Chicago is incorporated as a city.
* 1848 Carlo Alberto di Savoia signs the Statuto Albertino that will later represent the first constitution of the Regno d'Italia
* 1861 First national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
* 1863 The Idaho Territory is created as a political division of the United States.
* 1865 Third (and last) national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
* 1877 Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiθre performance at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
* 1882 Britain's first electric trams run in East London.
* 1887 Gottlieb Daimler unveils his first automobile which he test runs in Esslingen and Cannstatt, Germany.
* 1890 The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520 m) long, is opened by the Prince of Wales, who later becomes King Edward VII.
* 1893 Congo Free State: The army of Francis, Baron Dhanis attacks the Lualaba, enabling him to transport his troops across the Upper Congo and, capture Nyangwe almost without an effort.
* 1894 Great fire in Shanghai. Over 1,000 buildings are destroyed.
* 1899 Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39 ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inland, killing over 300.
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- March 4th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 51 Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).
* 303 or 304 Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
* 852 Croatian Duke Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.
* 932 Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs.
* 1152 Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans.
* 1215 King John of England makes an oath to Pope Innocent III as a crusader to gain his support.
* 1238 The Battle of the Sit River is fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia.
* 1351 Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam.
* 1386 Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) is crowned King of Poland.
* 1461 Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his Yorkist cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
* 1492 King James IV of Scotland concludes an alliance with France against England.
* 1493 Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niρa from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.
* 1519 Hernan Cortes arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and their wealth.
* 1570 King Philip II of Spain bans foreign Dutch students.
* 1611 George Abbot is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 1621 Jakarta, Java is renamed Batavia.
* 1629 The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
* 1665 English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
* 1675 John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
* 1681 Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
* 1776 The American War of Independence: The Americans capture Dorchester Heights dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.
* 1778 The Continental Congress votes to ratify both the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance with France. The two treaties are the first entered into by the United States government.
* 1789 In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect.
* 1790 France is divided into 83 dιpartements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility.
* 1791 Vermont is admitted as the 14th U.S. state.
* 1791 A Constitutional Act is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).
* 1793 French troops conquer Geertruidenberg, Netherlands.
* 1794 The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
* 1797 In the first ever peaceful transfer of power between elected leaders in modern times, John Adams is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding George Washington.
* 1804 Castle Hill Rebellion: Irish convicts rebel against British colonial authority in the Colony of New South Wales.
* 1813 Russian troops fighting the army of Napoleon reach Berlin in Germany and the French garrison evacuates the city without a fight.
* 1814 Americans defeat the British at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario.
* 1824 The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" is founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858.
* 1837 Chicago is incorporated as a city.
* 1848 Carlo Alberto di Savoia signs the Statuto Albertino that will later represent the first constitution of the Regno d'Italia
* 1861 First national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
* 1863 The Idaho Territory is created as a political division of the United States.
* 1865 Third (and last) national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
* 1877 Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiθre performance at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
* 1882 Britain's first electric trams run in East London.
* 1887 Gottlieb Daimler unveils his first automobile which he test runs in Esslingen and Cannstatt, Germany.
* 1890 The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520 m) long, is opened by the Prince of Wales, who later becomes King Edward VII.
* 1893 Congo Free State: The army of Francis, Baron Dhanis attacks the Lualaba, enabling him to transport his troops across the Upper Congo and, capture Nyangwe almost without an effort.
* 1894 Great fire in Shanghai. Over 1,000 buildings are destroyed.
* 1899 Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39 ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inland, killing over 300.
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