What Happened on Mar 4
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Fortification Of Dorchester Heights
The Fortification of Dorchester Heights was a decisive action early in the American Revolutionary War that precipitated the end of the siege of... Read more
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Vermont is the 14th State Admitted to the Union
Vermont governed itself as a sovereign entity based in the eastern town of Windsor for fourteen years. The independent state of Vermont issued its... Read more
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George Washington's second inaugural address
President Washington's second oath of office was taken in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia on March 4, the date fixed by the... Read more
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John Adams delivers his inaugural address
The first Vice President became the second President of the United States. His opponent in the election, Thomas Jefferson, had won the second... Read more
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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president of the United States
Chief Justice John Marshall administered the first executive oath of office ever taken in the new federal city in the new Senate Chamber (now the... Read more
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Thomas Jefferson Assumes the Office of the President of the United States of America
Working closely with Aaron Burr of New York, Jefferson rallied his party, attacking the new taxes especially, and ran for the Presidency in 1800.... Read more
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Thomas Jefferson's second inauguration
The second inauguration of Mr. Jefferson followed an election under which the offices of President and Vice President were to be separately... Read more
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James Madison is inaugurated as the fourth president of the United States
Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath of office in the Hall of the House of Representatives (now National Statuary Hall). Subsequently... Read more
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James Madison Inaugurated as President of the United States of America
In the United States presidential election of 1808, the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles... Read more
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James Madison delivers his second inaugural address
Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath of office in the Hall of the House of Representatives. The United States was at war with Great... Read more
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James Monroe Assumes the Office of the President of the United States
Because the Capitol was under reconstruction after the fire, President-elect Monroe offered to take his oath of office in the House Chamber of the... Read more
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James Monroe is inaugurated as the fifth president of the United States
Because the Capitol was under reconstruction after the fire, President-elect Monroe offered to take his oath of office in the House Chamber of... Read more
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John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as the sixth president of the United States
The only son of a former President to be elected to the Nation's highest office, John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House of Representatives when... Read more
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Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh president of the United States
The election of Andrew Jackson was heralded as a new page in the history of the Republic. The first military leader elected President since George... Read more
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Andrew Jackson delivers his second inaugural address
Cold weather and the President's poor health caused the second inauguration to be much quieter than the first. The President's speech was... Read more
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City of Chicago is Incorporated, Granted City Charter by the State of Illinois
In 1837 Chicago received its first city charter, which divided the city into six wards, allowed for a mayor elected to a one-year term, and legally... Read more
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Martin Van Buren is inaugurated as the eighth president of the United States
The ailing President Jackson and his Vice President Van Buren rode together to the Capitol from the White House in a carriage made of timbers from... Read more
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William Henry Harrison is inaugurated as the ninth president of the United States
President Harrison has the dual distinction among all the Presidents of giving the longest inaugural speech and of serving the shortest term of... Read more
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James K. Polk is inaugurated as the 11th president of the United States
The inaugural ceremonies of former Tennessee Governor and Speaker of the House James Knox Polk were conducted before a large crowd that stood in... Read more
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Franklin Pierce is inaugurated as the 14th president of the United States
On religious grounds, former Senator and Congressman Franklin Pierce chose "to affirm" rather than "to swear" the executive oath of office. He was... Read more
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James Buchanan is inaugurated as the 15th president of the United States
The Democratic Party chose another candidate instead of their incumbent President when they nominated James Buchanan at the national convention.... Read more
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Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
The mystic chords of memory . . . will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our... Read more
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Lincoln Signs An Act Creating The Idaho Territory
On March 4, 1863, President Lincoln signed an act creating Idaho Territory. (While the bill was passed on March 3, the enrolled bill was not signed... Read more