In March 2012, Vladimir Putin secured a commanding victory in Russia’s presidential election, marking his return to the Kremlin after four years as Prime Minister.

On March 4, 2005, billionaire mogul Martha Stewart is released from a federal prison near Alderson, West Virginia, after serving five months for lying about her sale of ImClone stock in 2001.

On March 4, 2004, Mianne Bagger, a golfer from Denmark, makes history at the Women’s Australian Open as the first transgender athlete to compete in a professional golf tournament.

In a landmark 1998 decision, the U.

The comedic star John Candy dies suddenly of a heart attack on March 4, 1994, at the age of 43.

On March 4, 1990, Loyola Marymount University star senior forward Hank Gathers sprints down the court during a West Coast Conference tournament game, leaps and catches an alley-oop pass, slams down an emphatic dunk, and, after jogging back to midcourt, collapses to the floor.

In a pivotal moment on November 13, 1987, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation regarding the Iran-Contra affair, a controversy that had rocked his administration and raised questions about U.

He waited a lifetime for it, but on this day silent screen star Charlie Chaplin was finally honoured by the country where he was born.

On March 4, 1974, actress Mia Farrow from The Great Gatsby graces the cover of the inaugural issue of People, a weekly celebrity and human interest magazine spotlighting the personal lives of notable and intriguing people.

On March 4, 1966, an offhand John Lennon comment appears in the London Evening Standard.