Notable Birthdays for March 4
Isaac Lea (1792-1886) - Geologist who studied fossilized footprints.
John Buford (1826-1863) - Calvary officer and later became a Brigadier General for the Union.
Theodore Judah (1826-1863) - Founder of the Central Pacific Railroad.
David W. Taylor (1864-1940) - Engineer who constructed the first experimental towing tank in the U.S.
Lois Wilson (1891-1988) - Co-founder of Al-Anon.
Charles Herbert Colvin (1893-1985) - Co-founder of the Pioneer Instrument Co.
William C. Boyd (1903-1983) - Immunologist and chemist who made the first worldwide survey of the distribution of blood types.
Malcolm Dole (1903-1990) - Creator of the Dole Effect, which proves the atomic weight of oxygen in air is greater than that of oxygen in water.
John Scarne (1903-1985) - Magician who was an expert in card tricks.
Buck Baker (1919-2002) - Race car driver whose NASCAR career spanned over 30 years.
Richard DeVos (1926-2018) - Co-founder of Amway.
Robert Shaye (1939-Still Living) - Founder of New Line Cinema.
Drew Houston (1983-Still Living) - Co-founder of Dropbox.
Memorable Birthdays for March 4
1789 - The first Congress meets to put the Constitution into effect.
1791 - Vermont becomes the 14th state to join the Union.
1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes the first President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
1809 - James Madison becomes first President to be inaugurated in American-made clothes.
1841 - President Harrison delivers the longest Presidential Inauguration Speech with 8,443 words.
1901 - President McKinley is inaugurated as President for the second time.
1913 - The Congress forms the Department of Labor.
1913 - The first law regulating the shooting of migratory birds is passed.
1929 - Republican Charles Curtis becomes the first Native American to be VP of the U.S.
1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President.
1944 - The U.S. conducts their first bombing of Berlin.
1985 - The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection.
