It happened on a… March 4

2013

The Papal Conclave begins to select the successor of Pope Benedict XVI.

Canada banned human embryo cloning but permitted government-funded scientists to use embryos left over from fertility treatment or abortions.

The Louvre Pyramid designed by I. M. Pei is inaugurated by French President Francois Mitterrand.

Canadien Guy Lafleur scores his 1000th NHL Point.

John Lennon says the Beatles are more popular than Jesus.

Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” was released across the U.S.

1st vampire film Nosferatu premieres at the Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany, an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.