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Historical Events on March 4

  • Wars of the Roses

    1461

    Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.

  • Christopher Columbus

    1493

    Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1776

    American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.

  • Vermont

    1791

    Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.

  • Chicago

    1837

    The city of Chicago is incorporated.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commando raid.

  • Soviet Union

    1986

    The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.

  • LGBT rights in the United States

    1998

    Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.

  • War in Afghanistan (2001-14)

    2002

    Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.

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