From Historynet: Today in History March 4

1152          Frederick Barbarossa  is chosen as emperor and unites the two factions, which emerged in Germany after the death of 

Henry V .

1461          Henry VI  is deposed and the Duke of York 

 is proclaimed King Edward IV.

1634          Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston, Massachusetts.

1766          The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, the cause of bitter and violent opposition in the colonies

1789          The first Congress of the United States meets in New York and declares that the Constitution is in effect.

1791          Vermont is admitted as the 14th state. It is the first addition to the original 13 colonies.

1793          George Washington  is inaugurated as President for the second time.

1797          Vice-President John Adams , elected President on December 7, to replace 

George Washington , is sworn in.

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

1813          The Russians fighting against Napoleon  reach Berlin. The French garrison evacuates the city without a fight.

1861          The Confederate States of America adopt the "Stars and Bars" flag.

1877          The Russian Imperial Ballet stages the first performance of "Swan Lake" in Moscow.

1901          William McKinley  is inaugurated president for the second time. Theodore Roosevelt  is inaugurated as vice president.

1904          Russian troops begin to retreat toward the Manchurian border as 100,000 Japanese advance in Korea.

1908          The New York board of education bans the act of whipping students in school.

1912          The French council of war unanimously votes a mandatory three-year military service.

1914          Doctor Fillatre of Paris, France successfully separates Siamese twins.

1921          Warren G. Harding  is sworn in as America's 29th President.

1933          Franklin D. Roosevelt  is inaugurated to his first term as president in Washington, D.C.

1944          Berlin is bombed by the American forces for the first time.

1952          North Korea accuses the United nations of using germ warfare.

1963          Six people get the death sentence in Paris plotting to kill President Charles de Gaulle .

1970          Fifty-seven people are killed as the French submarine Eurydice sinks in the Mediterranean Sea.

1975          Queen Elizabeth II  knights 

Charlie Chaplin .

1987          President Reagan  takes full responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair in a national address