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From: Mary Minnich< >
Subject: [FOLKLORE-L] Today in History - March 4th
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 06:01:00 -0500


Today is Thursday, March fourth, the 63rd day of 1999.
There are 302 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On March fourth, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into
effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then
adjourned for the lack of a quorum.)

On this date:
In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

In 1829, an unruly crowd mobbed the White House during the inaugural
reception for President Jackson.

In 1837, the Illinois state legislature granted a city charter to Chicago.

In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated president.

In 1902, the American Automobile Association was founded in Chicago.

In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge's inauguration was broadcast live on 21
radio stations coast-to-coast.

In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated president, pledging to lead
the country out of the Great Depression.

In 1933, the start of President Roosevelt's first administration brought
with it the first woman to serve in the Cabinet: Labor Secretary Frances
Perkins.

In 1952, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married in San Fernando Valley,
California.

In 1971, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau married Margaret
Sinclair in North Vancouver, British Columbia. (They later divorced.)

Ten years ago: Time Incorporated and Warner Communications Incorporated
announced plans to merge into the world's largest media and entertainment
conglomerate. Eastern Airlines machinists went on strike, and were joined by
pilots and flight attendants.

Five years ago: In New York, four extremists were convicted of the World
Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured more than a
thousand. The space shuttle Columbia blasted off on a two-week mission.
Actor-comedian John Candy died in Durango, Mexico, at age 43.

One year ago: The Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment at work can be
illegal even when the offender and victim are of the same gender. A judge
ordered Miami to hold a new mayoral election, saying widespread
absentee-ballot fraud played a role in the victory of Xavier Suarez
(ZAYV'-yehr SWAH'-rehz) the previous fall.

Today's Birthdays:
Folk singer Miriam Makeba is 67.
Actress Paula Prentiss is 60.
Movie director Adrian Lyne ("Fatal Attraction") is 58.
Singer Bobby Womack is 55.
Rock musician Chris Squire (Yes) is 51.
Singer Shakin' Stevens is 51.
Singer Chris Rea is 48.
Actress Kay Lenz is 46.
Musician Emilio Estefan is 46.
Movie director Scott Hicks ("Shine") is 46.
Actress Catherine O'Hara is 45.
Actor Mykelti Williamson is 39.
Actor Steven Weber is 38.
Rock musician Jason Newsted (Metallica) is 36.
Actress Stacy Edwards ("Chicago Hope") is 34.
Rock musician Patrick Hannan (The Sundays) is 33.
Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 32.
Actress Patsy Kensit is 31.
Chastity Bono is 30.
Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) is 28.
Country singer Jason Sellers is 28.

Thought for Today:
"I do not understand the world, but I watch its progress."
-- Katherine Anne Porter, American author (1894-1980).

(Copyright 1999 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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