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Historical Events on September 4

  • Siege of Fort Harrison

    1812

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

  • Maryland Campaign

    1862

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

  • Albanian Revolt of 1912

    1912

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

  • Sivas Congress

    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.

  • Bristol Blenheim

    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.

  • Japanese Peace Treaty Conference

    1951

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

  • Little Rock Crisis

    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.

  • Operation Swift

    1967

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

  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

    1996

    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.

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