On March 4, 1821, John Nelson, a native of Frederick and son of Revolutionary War hero Gen. Roger Nelson, and the second county native to become Attorney General of The United States, began his one term in Congress as a member of the House of Representatives. He served President John Tyler as attorney general. On March 4, 1834, Middletown was incorporated. On March 4, 1861, Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice of The United States, and a former Frederick resident, administered the oath of office to President Abraham Lincoln. On March 4, 1871, the first issue of The Catoctin Whig was published. It continued until 1940, when it was succeeded by The Catoctin Enterprise. [William's History of Frederick County said the name of the newspaper was The Catoctin Clarion.] On March 4, 1909, the first meeting of the Board of Directors of The Walkersville Water Company met at the public school building. On March 4, 1936, the mayor and Board of Aldermen of The City of Frederick approved a new lease for the City Opera House with The Stanley Company. On March 4, 1986, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was inducted posthumously into The Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. On March 4, 1986, Judge Herbert L. Rollins was named administrative judge for The District Court in Frederick and Washington Counties, replacing Judge Mary Ann Stepler, who had been elevated to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court bench. On March 4, 2005, President George W. Bush appointed Braddock Heights resident Stephen L. Jackson to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Jackson thus became the first scientist and first career EPA employee to head that agency. On March 4, 2010, fire heavily damaged the Christ Reformed United Church of Christ in Middletown. The heaviest damage was to the church's 90-year-old Mohler pipe organ. Officials said the blaze was caused by an electrical malfunction in the ceiling of the 190-year-old structure. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]