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.
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1944: R&B singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Womack is born in Cleveland, Ohio. Womack started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, and went on to write songs such as "It's All Over Now," which became The Rolling Stones' first UK No. 1 hit. As a singer he is most notable for the hits "Lookin' For a Love," "That's The Way I Feel About Cha," "Woman's Gotta Have It," "Harry Hippie," "Across 110th Street" and his 1980s hit "If You Think You're Lonely Now."
