On This Day - March 4th

Featured Event:

Inauguration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933) 🇺🇸

On this day in 1933, in the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd U.S. president

Other Events:

1789: The U.S. Constitution went into effect as the governing law of the United States, the date having been established by Congress. 📝

1837: Chicago was incorporated as a city, with a population of about 4,200. 🇺🇸

1927: Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in MLB history when he signs 3-year, $70,000 per season contract with the New York Yankees ⚾

1982: Canadian jurist Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. 🇨🇦

BONUS: This date was the inauguration day of the first US presidents until Theodore Roosevelt came to power for the second time which was changed to January 20. 🇺🇸

Holidays:

St. Casimir's Day 🇵🇱 (and) 🇱🇹

World Obesity Day 🌎

Featured Birthdays:

1668: Antonio Vivaldi 🇮🇹 (Composer)

1950: Rick Perry 🇺🇸 (Politician)

1963: Jason Newsted 🇺🇸 (Bassist)

1982: Landon Donovan 🇺🇸 (Soccer Player)

Featured Deaths:

1193: Saladin *Ayyūbid* (Sultan)

1948: Antonin Artaud 🇫🇷 (Author)

2008: Ernest Gary Gygax 🇺🇸 (Entrepeneur)

2022: Shane Warne 🇦🇺 (Cricketer)