Cleveland sworn in as 22nd U.S. President, Hendricks as 21st VP 140 years ago today (Mar 4 1885)


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(Wednesday, March 4, 1885, approximately noon local time EST) — Former Governor Grover Cleveland of New York was inaugurated today as the 22nd President of the United States at the East Portico of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administering oath of office. Continue reading Cleveland sworn in as 22nd U.S. President, Hendricks as 21st VP 140 years ago today (Mar 4 1885)

Lincoln sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Johnson as 16th VP 160 years ago today (Mar 4 1865)


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(Saturday, March 4, 1865, approximately noon local time; during the American Civil War) — President Abraham Lincoln, 56, was inaugurated today for a second term of office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering oath of office. Continue reading Lincoln sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Johnson as 16th VP 160 years ago today (Mar 4 1865)

Polk sworn in as 11th U.S. President, Dallas as 11th VP 180 years ago today (Mar 4 1845)


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(Tuesday, March 4, 1845, approximately noon local time) — Former House Speaker James K. Polk of Tennessee was inaugurated today as the 11th President of the United States at the East Portico of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administering oath of office. Continue reading Polk sworn in as 11th U.S. President, Dallas as 11th VP 180 years ago today (Mar 4 1845)

Adams sworn in as 6th U.S. President, Calhoun as 7th VP 200 years ago today (Mar 4 1825)


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(Friday, March 4, 1825, approximately noon local time) — John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, 57, was inaugurated today as the sixth President of the United States in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Continue reading Adams sworn in as 6th U.S. President, Calhoun as 7th VP 200 years ago today (Mar 4 1825)

Jefferson sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Clinton as 4th VP 220 years ago today (Mar 4 1805)


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(Monday, March 4, 1805, approximately noon local time) — President Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated today for a second term of office in the Senate Chamber of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Continue reading Jefferson sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Clinton as 4th VP 220 years ago today (Mar 4 1805)

‘Moonlighting’ debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (Mar 3 1985)


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(Sunday, March 3, 1985, 9:00 p.m. EST)Moonlighting, a television sitcom series about the quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck detective who manage a private detective agency, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘Moonlighting’ debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (Mar 3 1985)

Allies secure Manila from Japanese forces 80 years ago today (Mar 3 1945)


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(Saturday, March 3, 1945; during the Battle of Manila, part of the Philippines Campaign (1944–45) in the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — The Battle of Manila, the Allied campaign to liberate the capital city of the Philippines from the Japanese, ended today with the liberation of the Finance Building. Continue reading Allies secure Manila from Japanese forces 80 years ago today (Mar 3 1945)

‘The Sound of Music’ premieres in New York 60 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1965)


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(Tuesday, March 2, 1965, 8:00 p.m. EST)The Sound of Music, the movie version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway musical about a who woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower, premiered today at New York’s Rivoli Theater. Continue reading ‘The Sound of Music’ premieres in New York 60 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1965)

Claudette Colvin arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to move to the back of the bus 70 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1955)


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(Wednesday, March 2, 1955, approximately 2:30 p.m. CST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — Nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous act of defiance, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old black high school student in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested today after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white passenger.