On this day: March 4

POSTED: 09:46 AM MDT Mar 11, 2013    UPDATED: 12:00 AM MST Mar 04, 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 - King Edward IV
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1461: During the Wars of the Roses in England, King Henry VI is deposed and imprisoned by his cousin, Edward of York (pictured), who then becomes King Edward IV.

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