Historical Events for 4th March 2026

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1665 - English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands
1824 - The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858.
1918 - Terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921)
1925 - Swain's Island, a remote coral atoll, is annexed by the United States and incorporated into American Samoa
1962 - AEC announces 1st atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation
1973 - 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
2001 - Hintze Ribeiro disaster, a bridge collapses in northern Portugal, killing up to 70 people
2002 - Canada bans human embryo cloning but permits government-funded scientists to use embryos leftover from fertility treatments or abortions

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