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Historical Events
on September 4th
- Lead Story
- Geronimo surrenders,1886
- American Revolution
- Bravery of Swamp Fox wins recruits at Blue Savannah,1780
- Automotive
- Edsel arrives in showrooms at last,1957
- Civil War
- John Hunt Morgan is killed,1864
- Cold War
- Little Rock becomes a Cold War hotspot,1957
- Crime
- Colombian guerrilla organization attacks military base,1996
- Disaster
- Tsunami pounds Japanese islands,1596
- General Interest
- Western Roman Empire falls,476
- Arkansas troops prevent desegregation,1957
- Hollywood
- Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol,2002
- Literary
- Historical novelist Mary Renault is born,1905
- Music
- "Valley Girl," becomes a top-40 hit for Frank and Moon Unit Zappa,1982
- Old West
- The last American Indian warrior surrenders,1886
- Presidential
- President Truman makes first transcontinental television broadcast,1951
- Sports
- Spitz wins 7th gold medal,1972
- Vietnam War
- Marines in heavy fighting,1967
- Radio Hanoi announces the death of Ho Chi Minh,1969
- World War I
- American troops land at Archangel ,1918
- World War II
- The USS Greer is fired upon,1940
- Japanese surrender on Wake Island,1945
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