Important Events From This day in History – 04 March

Today in History

• 2007 The world’s first national internet election is held

  Estonia was the first country to allow citizens to vote in parliamentary elections via the internet.

• 1980 Robert Mugabe becomes Zimbabwe’s first black prime minister

  Mugabe, a hero of the black struggle against white minority rule in his country, won by a landslide. His oppressive leadership style has recently been condemned both domestically and internationally.

• 1977 The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives

  Most of the victims were residents of Romania’s capital Bucharest.

• 1918 The first documented cases of the Spanish flu herald a deadly worldwide pandemic

  The disease quickly spread around the world, causing over 25 million deaths.

• 1789 The U.S. Constitution is put into effect

  The law is one of the world’s oldest still-in-use constitutions. The oldest is the San Marino Constitution, which was issued in 1600.