On This Day in History March 4, 2020

Historical Events 1238  Battle of the Sit River: Mongol forces of Batu Khan overcome Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal near Yaroslavl in Russia, ending Russian resistance 1801  Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. 1861  Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th US President 1902  American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago 1918  First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp, Kanas; start of worldwide pandemic killing 50-100 million 1933  Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as 32nd US President, pledges to pull US out of the Depression, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" 1936  1st flight of the airship Hindenburg at Friedrichshafen, Germany 2009  International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Jason Newsted 57th Birthday Richard DeVos (1926 - 2018) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths John Candy (1950 - 1994) Saladin ( - 1193) More Famous Deaths