Historical Events
- California becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield inaugurated as the 20th President of the United States of America
- Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson begin their 1st case together in "A Study in Scarlet"
Boer War Ceasefire
South African politician Paul Kruger accepts ceasefire during First Boer War
Famous Birthdays
- Richard C. Tolman, American mathematical physicist (d. 1948)
- Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American writer (Pulitzer Prize 1933), born in Clifton, Tennessee (d. 1965)
- Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian revolutionary, army officer, Macedonian freedom fighter, and teacher, born in Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (d. 1924)
About March 4, 1881
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 143 years, 1 month and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Pisces
