March 4

  

MARCH 4

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 538 Marso 4, 1969

On the Cover: Luis Gonzales and Gloria Romero portraying
Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos and First Lady Imelda R. Marcos
for the film Pinagbuklod ng Langit.

 

FIRST ISSUE

Mia Farrow (starring in The Great Gatsby)
on the cover of the first issue of
People Weekly (March 4, 1974)

The American magazine People Weekly was first released into circulation on March 4, 1974, with actress Mia Farrow, then starring for the film The great Gatsby, on the premier issue cover.
The magazine features human-interest stories, news about celebrities and insights into their lifestyles.
The concept of the magazine is attributed to Andrew Heiskell, former Time Inc. chief executive officer and publisher of another weekly magazine, Life.
Time Inc. invested 40-million-dollar into the venture and was able to "break even" in 18 months.
Today, People Weekly is widely popular for its featured lists that it releases annually: "Most Beautiful People," "The Best Dressed," and "The Sexiest Man Alive."

 

 

 

Events that happened on March 4

1578 – Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Sande with 40 vessels and a force of 400 Spaniards, 1,500 Filipinos, and about 400 Borneans began the conquest of Brunei.

1890 – The San Miguel Brewery was founded by Enrique Maria Barretto de Ycasa.

1977 – President Ferdinand Marcos issued a decree creating the Bangsa Moro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao composed of 13 provinces.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 4:

1879 – Rosa Sevilla, writer, educator and founder of the Instituto de Mujeres (now Rosa Sevilla Memorial School).

1941 – Haydee Yorac, lawyer, government official and chairman of the Commission on Elections (December 7, 1989 - June 5, 1991)  – in Magalona, Negros Occidental (d. September 13, 2005).

1969 – Dawn Zulueta (real name Rachel Marie Salman Taleon), award-winning actress, host and model – Manila. 

Dawn Zulueta

On the Covers of Good Housekeeping Philippines (January 2004), Marie Claire Philippines (July 2008),

 Metro Society (August-September 2008) and Liwayway (November 30, 1015).

1981 – Carol Banawa (full name Carol Claire Aguilar Banawa), US-based Filipino singer and actress – in Pasay City.

 

William Shatner (as Capt. James T. Kirk)
and Leonard Nimoy (as Mr. Spock)
in the original popular TV series Star Trek,
on the cover of TV Guide (March 4-10, 1967).

Picture Trivia

          Long before the Star Wars films and the U.F.O. television series, there was already Star Trek, an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991). In the original series, which started on September 8, 1966 , viewers followed the space adventures in the 23rd century of Captain James Tiberius Kirk (played by William Shatner) and his First Officer, Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and the officers and crew of the Starship Enterprise. The original series lasted for three seasons on NBC until April 4, 1969.

          Do you know that Roddenberry proposed his “galactic federation of planets” in 1964? At the start, the network rejected the idea that the crew of the Enterprise will come from different races of people, but Roddenberry insisted on it.

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