In History, Today on March 4

Frederick I Barbarossa was elected King of Germany.

Władysław II Jagiełło was crowned King of Poland.

During the Wars of the Roses, Henry VI was deposed by the Yorkists and replaced by Edward IV.

Christopher Columbus returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after his first voyage to the Americas.

Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico, marking the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was granted a royal charter.

King Charles II granted a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.

The first session of the United States Congress was held in New York City as the U.S. Constitution took effect.

Vermont was admitted as the 14th state of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as the third President of the United States, marking the first peaceful transfer of power between political parties in U.S. history.

Chicago was incorporated as a city.

Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States.

Rutherford B. Hayes was inaugurated as the 19th President of the United States, ending the disputed 1876 presidential election.

James A. Garfield was inaugurated as the 20th President of the United States.

William McKinley was inaugurated as the 25th President of the United States.

Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated as the 28th President of the United States.

Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman member of the United States House of Representatives.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States, delivering his famous 'the only thing we have to fear is fear itself' speech.

Ronald Reagan married Nancy Davis in a ceremony in Los Angeles.

The S&P 500 stock market index was introduced.

People magazine was published for the first time.

Four Arab terrorists were convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.

The BBC reported that the Taliban destroyed two giant Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, which were considered significant cultural and historical artifacts.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election, marking his return to the presidency after serving as Prime Minister.

The 90th Academy Awards took place, with 'The Shape of Water' winning Best Picture and Guillermo del Toro winning Best Director.

The World Health Organization reported that the global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 90,000, highlighting the rapid spread of the virus.