MONDAY, March 4, 2024

1873-New York Daily Graphic, first illustrated daily newspaper in US, published

1913-Gabriel Faure's opera "Penelope" premieres in Monte Carlo

1933-Frances Perkins becomes Secretary of Labor, first U.S. woman cabinet member

1941-Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler

1949-Security Council of U.N. recommends membership for Israel

1952-Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis

1966-Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die

1966-North Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP

1968-Martin Luther King Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign

1972-Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty

1980-Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe

1995-First NYC Mayor Trophy's High school track meet in 19 years

1995-Michael Johnson runs world record 400 meter indoor (44.63 seconds)

1997-President Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research