All Events

Historical Events on September 4

  • War of 1812

    1812

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

  • American Civil War

    1862

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

  • Albania

    1912

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

  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    1919

    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.

  • World War II

    1939

    World War II: A Bristol Blenheim is the first British aircraft to cross the German coast following the declaration of war and German ships are bombed.

  • San Francisco

    1951

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

  • American Civil Rights Movement

    1957

    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.

  • Vietnam War

    1967

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

  • Al-Qaeda

    2007

    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.

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