Once Upon A Time – March 4 – 1924 – “Happy Birthday To You” Published By Claydon Sunny

1805 President Thomas Jefferson in his second inaugural address requests prayer and recalls divine blessings.

1238 Battle of the Sit River: Mongol forces of Batu Khan overcome Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal near Yaroslavl in Russia, ending Russian resistance

1801 Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.

1861 Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th US President

1902 American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago

1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as 32nd US President, pledges to pull US out of the Depression, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”

1936 1st flight of the airship Hindenburg at Friedrichshafen, Germany

2009 International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted

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Today In Film & TV

1922 1st vampire film “Nosferatu”, an un-authorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, premieres at the Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany

Today In Music

1895 Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony premieres in Berlin

Today In Sport

1968 Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti regains world middleweight title with a 15-round points decision over American champion Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden, NY; last of famous trilogy of fights

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1924 “Happy Birthday To You” published by Claydon Sunny

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1849 US President Zachary Taylor delays his swearing-in and inauguration ceremony for one day due to religious reasons, rising to the false belief by some that Senator David Atchison (President pro tempore) technically assumed the office of President for one day