| General Information for March 4th 2018 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 63 of 2018 |
| 302 days left in 2018 |
| Week 09 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1975 - Film legend Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. |
| 1890 - The Forth Rail Bridge is formally completed. It will become the world's most famous paint job, as legend has it that as the painters reach the end another team have to start again at the beginning. |
| 1869 - Ulysses S Grant, former Union General during the American Civil War, is inaugurated as US President. |
| 1841 - William Henry Harrison is inaugurated as the 9th US President and delivers the longest inauguration speech ever. |