On this day: March 4

POSTED: 08:46 AM PDT Mar 11, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Mar 03, 2013 

The U.S. Constitution goes into effect, FDR reassures the nation, John Lennon gets into a popularity contest with Jesus, and Martha Stewart gets out of prison, all on this day.

OTD March 4 - Swan Lake
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1877: Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" receives its premiere performance at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia.

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