This Day in History March 4 1678 Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, famous for The Four Seasons, is born in Venice, Italy—the work is divided into four sections, each named for a season 1791 Vermont becomes the 14th U.S. state, the 1st that is not one of the original 13 colonies 1857 George Frederick Smith, Mr. Seeley’s great- great-grandfather, is born in Forest City, Missouri Smith home in Manti, Utah 1933 After winning in a landslide over President Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States 1952 American World War I veteran Ernest Hemingway finishes his classic novella The Old Man and the Sea, calling it the best writing he’d ever done 1963 The Beach Boys release their hit song “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” a reworking of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” 1967 The Rolling Stones chart their fourth #1 hit in America with the song “Ruby Tuesday” 1967 Beloved Fremont social studies teacher Ann Marie Geair is born in Hollywood, Florida 1978 “Sometimes When We Touch” by Dan Hill is the only song in the Top 5 not written by a member of the Bee Gees, with Andy Gibb’s “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water” at #1, the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” at #2, Samantha Sang’s “Emotion” at #4, and the Bee Gees’ “Night Fever” at #5 1984 English rock band the Police plays its final concert of their Synchronicity tour in Melbourne, Australia— it was the group’s final performance before its break-up in 1986 1989 Time Inc. merges with Warner Communications, creating the largest media conglomerate in the world 1989 American singer- songwriter Debbie Gibson’s “Lost in Your Eyes” becomes her second #1 hit 2003 American rock band Evanescence releases its first album, Fallen, featuring the hits “Bring Me to Life,” “My Immortal,” and “Going Under” 2020 Police confirm that a 6- year-old Flagstaff boy died after his parents and grandmother kept him and his 7-year-old brother in a closet without food for a month 2020 Amazon, Walmart, and eBay announce a crackdown on sellers who are gouging prices or making misleading claims due to the coronavirus 2020 The Arizona House of Representatives passes a bill that would ban transgender students from participating in girls’ school sports, citing an unfair advantage in the contests—the coronavirus put the bill on hold 2020, but it is expected to be reintroduced in the legislature in 2021 2020 Iranian state media reports that nearly 10% of Iranian lawmakers have been infected by the coronavirus 2020 The 9th death in the United States from the coronavirus is confirmed, all in the state of Washington 2020 Mr. Seeley resurrects his “bird poop” shirt, which had not been seen at Fremont for many years 2021 Arizona announced on Monday that it is switching from numbered phases to an age-based coronavirus vaccine-distribution model—anyone 55 and older can be vaccinated at the two state-run sites in Maricopa County beginning today 2021 On Tuesday, the Mesa City Council passed a non-discrimination ordinance that provides protections to members of the LGBTQ community and other groups—it was a 5-2 vote, and six other cities in Arizona have similar ordinances 2021 Federal law enforcement is on high alert today after an intelligence bulletin warned of a group of violent militia extremists discussing plans to take control of the U.S. Capitol—there is a fringe conspiracy theory that claims that March 4 is the nation’s real inauguration day