Today is Thursday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2016. There are 303 days left in the year.
1791 — Congress establishes U.S. Mint
1794 — First performance of Joseph Haydn’s 101st Symphony in D
1801 — First U.S. Jewish Governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia
1805 — Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms
1812 — U.S. Congress passes first foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake
vicitims)
1813 — Office of Surgeon General of the U.S. army is established
1842 — First performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony
1845 — First U.S. law overriding a presidential veto (John Tyler’s)
1845 — Congress authorizes ocean mail contracts for foreign mail delivery
1845 — Florida becomes 27th state
1847 — Post Office Department authorized to issue postage stamps