March 4

On This Day In History
	1933: Inauguration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt On this day in 1933, in the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd U.S. president, and later he led the country out of the Depression and to victory in World War II.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937.
Biography Of The Day
	Miriam Makeba South African singer Miriam Makeba, one of the world's most prominent black African performers of the 20th century, was born near Johannesburg this day in 1932 and introduced Xhosa and Zulu songs to Western audiences.
Miriam Makeba, 1990
More Events On This Day In History
	1837 Chicago was incorporated as a city, with a population of about 4,200
1804	1804 Irish convicts rose up in the Castle Hill Rising, Australia's first rebellion.
	1789 The U.S. Constitution went into effect as the governing law of the United States, the date having been established by Congress.
	1681 William Penn secured from King Charles II of England the colonial province of Pennsylvania in North America, hoping to provide a refuge in the New World for Quakers and other persecuted people and to build an ideal Christian commonwealth.
	1678 Italian composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi, who left a decisive mark on the form of the concerto and the style of late Baroque instrumental music, was born.
	1461 King Henry VI of England was deposed by Yorkists and replaced by Edward IV.