Event:
Comet Hale-Bopp directly above the Sun (1.04 AU)
More Notable Events on March 4:
1997 President Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research
1985 Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA
1979 U.S. Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings
1837 City of Chicago incorporates
1801 Thomas Jefferson is the 1st president inaugurated in Washington D.C.