4th March
1882 - Britain's first electric trams come into operation in Leytonstone, London.
1890 - The Forth Railway Bridge is officially opened.
1924 - Happy Birthday To You' is published for the first time.
1975 - Charlie Chaplin is knighted.
2001 - A bomb explodes outside BBC TV Centre in London.
2002 - Former Steps singer Faye Tozer reveals she has been offered £1 million to pose naked for a men's magazine, but has turned it down as it would upset her parents.
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