The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time. Date: March 5, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)

William McKinley is inaugurated President of the United States for the second time; Theodore Roosevelt is vice president. Date: March 4, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people. Date: March 4, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)

U.S. President William Howard Taft uses what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State. Date: March 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day…

The United States Department of Labor is formed. Date: March 4, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)

First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later. Date: March 4, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)

Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives. Date: March 4, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

A case of influenza is recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, conventionally marking the beginning of the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic. Date: March 4, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Parliament of Austria is suspended because of a quibble over procedure – Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss initiates an authoritarian rule by decree. Date: March 4, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States Senate confirms Frances Perkins as United States Secretary of Labor and she is sworn in the same day, making her the first female member of the United States Cabinet. Date: March 4, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅…