TODAY IN HISTORY
TODAY IS SUNDAY, MARCH 4, the 63rd day of 2018. There are 302 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: On this date in 1793, George Washington was sworn in for a second term as president of the United States, during a ceremony in Philadelphia.
In 1193, Saladin, the Muslim warrior who opposed the Crusades, died in Damascus.
In 1681, England’s King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn for an area of land in North America that later became Pennsylvania.
In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
In 1893, Grover Cleveland was inaugurated for his second, nonconsecutive term as president.
In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge’s inauguration was broadcast live on 21 radio stations coast-to-coast.
In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as America’s 32nd president.
In 1943, “Mrs. Miniver” won six Academy Awards, including best picture and best actress for Greer Garson, whose 5½-minute acceptance speech became the butt of industry jokes.
In 1952, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married in San Fernando Valley, Calif.
In 1968, “We’re Only in It for the Money,” a satirical concept album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, was released by Verve Records.
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the IranContra affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had “deteriorated” into an arms-for-hostages deal.
In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment at work can be illegal even when the offender and victim are of the same gender.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Former Congressional Budget Office director Alice Rivlin is 87. Actress Paula Prentiss is 80. Singer Shakin’ Stevens and author James Ellroy are 70. Singer Chris Rea is 67. Actor/rock singer-musician Ronn Moss is 66. Actress Kay Lenz, musician Emilio Estefan and movie director Scott Hicks are 65. Actress Catherine O’Hara is 64. Actor Mykelti Williamson is 61. Actor Steven Weber is 57. Actress Stacy Edwards is 53. Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 51. Gay rights activist Chaz Bono is 49. Actress Andrea Bendewald and actor Nick Stabile are 48. Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) and country singer Jason Sellers are 47. Actresses Audrey Esparza and Margo Harshman are 32. Actor Josh Bowman is 30. Actress Andrea Bowen is 28. Actress Jenna Boyd is 25.