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It was on this date in 1959 that an American Airlines aircraft completed the first roundtrip transcontinental flight in a jet. And it was on this date in 1979 that Robert Willliams was killed by a robot, the first ever recorded death of a human by such a machine.

It was on this date in 1943 that the world's largest office building, the Pentagon was completed. And it was on this date in 1953 that a Pennsylvania Railroad train slammed into Washington's Union Station. Luckily, there were no fatalities.

It was on this day in 1789 that William Hill Brown released the first American novel titled The Power of Sympathy. And it was on this date in 1793 that King Louis XVI of France was executed with a guillotine in Paris.

It was on this date in 1870, Hiram R. Revels became the first African-American to be seated in the U.S. Senate. And it was on this date in 1971 that Marvin Gaye's song, "What's Going On" was released.

It was on this date in 1877 that the presidential election of 1876 was decided with Rutherford B. Hayes to become the next president. And it was on this date in 1882 when the last assignation attempt was taken on Queen Victoria.

It was on this date in 1930 that Babe Ruth made headlines by signing a massive contract with the New York Yankees. And it was on this date in 1962 that The Beatles made their television debut on the BBC in the U.K.

It was on this date in 1845 that Edgar Allen Poe published his work in the New York Evening Mirror newspaper. The work called "The Raven." And it was on this date in 1892 that Coca-Cola was incorporated in Atlanta.

March 4th was the traditional inauguration day for U.S. Presidents in the first few generations of the republic. And so it was on this date in 1849 that David Rice Atchison unofficially served for one day as President of the United States.

It was on this date in 44 B.C. that Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by Brutus and several others from the Roman Senate. And it was on this date in 1892 that Jesse W. Reno received the first patent for the escalator.

It was on this date in 1877 that Frederick Douglas was appointed the U.S. Marshall of the District of Columbia by President Rutherford B. Hayes. And it was on this date in 1966 that the Scott Paper Company introduced clothing made out of paper.