Today In History

Today is Saturday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2017. There are 302 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1917: Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana took her seat as the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the same day President Woodrow Wilson took his oath of office for a second term.

ON THIS DATE

› 1789: The Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.)

› 1791: Vermont became the 14th state.

› 1797: John Adams was inaugurated the second president of the United States.

› 1837: The Illinois town of Chicago was incorporated as a city with a population of 4,170.

› 1925: President Calvin Coolidge’s inauguration was broadcast live on 21 radio stations coast-tocoast.

› 1940: Kings Canyon National Park in California was established.

› 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 86. Actress Paula Prentiss is 79. Movie director Adrian Lyne is 76. Singer Shakin’ Stevens is 69. Author James Ellroy is 69. Former Texas Gov. and Energy Secretary-designate Rick Perry is 67. Singer Chris Rea is 66. Actor/rock singer-musician Ronn Moss is 65. Actress Kay Lenz is 64. Musician Emilio Estefan is 64. Movie director Scott Hicks is 64. Actress Catherine O’Hara is 63. Actor Mykelti Williamson is 60. Actress Patricia Heaton is 59. Actor Steven Weber is 56. Rock musician Jason Newsted is 54. Actress Stacy Edwards is 52. Rapper Grand Puba is 51. Rock musician Patrick Hannan (The Sundays) is 51. Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 50. Actress Patsy Kensit is 49. Gay rights activist Chaz Bono is 48. Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) is 46. Country singer Jason Sellers is 46. Jazz musician Jason Marsalis is 40. Actress Jessica Heap is 34. Actress Margo Harshman is 31. Actor Josh Bowman is 29. Actress Andrea Bowen is 27. Actress Jenna Boyd is 24.