What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
03/04/1394	Prince Henry the Navigator, sponsor of Portuguese exploration.
03/04/1678	Antonio Vivaldi, late Baroque violin virtuoso and composer.
EVENTS
03/04/1675	John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England.
03/04/1789	Congress declares the Constitution to be in effect.
03/04/1791	Vermont admitted as 14th state.
03/04/1792	Oranges introduced to Hawaii.
03/04/1793	Shortest inauguration speech, 133 words, Washington (2nd time).
03/04/1801	Jefferson is the first President inaugurated in Washington, DC.
03/04/1826	First US railroad chartered, the Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass.
03/04/1841	Longest inauguration speech, 8443 words, William Henry Harrison.
03/04/1861	Confederate States adopt 'Stars & Bars' flag
03/04/1902	American Automobile Association (AAA) founded.
03/04/1933	Roosevelt inaugurated, 'We have nothing to fear but fear itself'
03/04/1934	Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson dedicated.
03/04/1955	First radio facsimile transmission is sent across the continent.
03/04/1959	Pioneer 4 makes first US lunar flyby.
03/04/1968	Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched
03/04/1977	First CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped to Los Alamos Labs, NM
03/04/1979	US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings

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