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 March 4, 1793, George Washington was sworn in for a second term as president of the United States during a ceremony in Philadelphia.

On this date

1193 — Saladin, the Muslim warrior who opposed the Crusades, died in Damascus. 1681 — England’s King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn for an area of land in North America that later became Pennsylvania. 1791 — Vermont became the 14th state. 1893 — Grover Cleveland was inaugurated for his second, non-consecutive term as president. 1925 — President Calvin Coolidge’s inauguration was broadcast live on 21 radio stations coast-tocoast. 1933 — Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as America’s 32nd president. 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). James Cagney won best actor for “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” 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. 1977 — Some 1,500 people were killed in an earthquake that shook southern and eastern Europe. 1987 — President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the Iran-Contra affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had “deteriorated” into an arms-for-hostages deal. 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.