Mar 4, 2017
March 4. In 1634, the first tavern opened in Boston. In 1789, the first US Congress met and declared the US Constitution was in effect. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the microphone. In 1908, whipping students in schools was banned. In 1917, Jeanette Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives. In 1933, Labor Secretary Frances Perkins became the first woman to serve in a Presidential cabinet. In 1950, “Cinderella” was released. Happy Birthday, Antonio Vivaldi, Barbara Follett, Robert R. Wilson, Miriam Makeba, Lynn Sherr. Mission: Grant a wish today.