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History Events on September 04

By  Tey S Rith  04 Sep   90 Views

History Events on September 04

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Battle of Kowloon: British vessels open fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the First Opium War.

#Battle_of_Kowloon

In 1839

George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.

#George_Eastman

In 1888

Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

#Tokyo_DisneySea

In 2001

The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.

#Pearl_Street_Station

In 1882

The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.

#Oakland_Athletics

In 2002

The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.

#Siena

In 1260

Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.

#Alaska_Airlines_Flight_1866

In 1971

The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.

#Flight_of_the_Earls

In 1607

Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.

#Pueblo_de_Los_Ángeles

In 1781

In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.

#Leipzig

In 1989

Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.

#Al-Qaeda

In 2007

Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.

#Google

In 1998

World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.

#11th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)

In 1944

Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands

#Albania

In 1912

The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.

#San_Francisco

In 1951

Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.

#Salvador_Allende

In 1970

In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.

#Great_Fire_of_London

In 1666

Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.

#Forth_Road_Bridge

In 1964

World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.

#Continuation_War

In 1944

World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer.

#USS_Greer_(DD-145)

In 1941

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.

#War_of_1812

In 1812

World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.

#World_War_II

In 1939

American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.

#American_Civil_War

In 1862

New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.

#New_Caledonia

In 1774

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.

#Buckminsterfullerene

In 1985

Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.

#Vietnam_War

In 1967

The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.

#Treaty_of_Alcáçovas

In 1479

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.

#Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk

In 1919

Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.

#Swissair_Flight_306

In 1963

Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.

#Napoleon_III

In 1870

Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily.

#Peter_III_of_Aragon

In 1282

Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.

#Airship

In 1923

Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.

#Mark_Spitz

In 1972

Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.

#Battle_of_Lenzen

In 929

Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.

#Romulus_Augustulus

In 476

American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.

#American_Indian_Wars

In 1886

Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.

#Coup_of_18_Fructidor

In 1797

The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.

#Valletta

In 1800

The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.

#Ford_Motor_Company

In 1957

The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.

#Golden_Dragon_massacre

In 1977

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand causing widespread damage and several power outages.

#2010_Canterbury_earthquake

In 2010

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

#Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands

In 1948

War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.

In 1996

The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict is signed.

In 1975

The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. As of 2018, it is the longest running game show on American television.

In 1972

American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.

In 1957

Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.

In 1950

The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.

In 1949

Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.

In 626

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