Today in History: September 4
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A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
| September 4 |
| 1260 |
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At the Battle of Montaperto in Italy, the Tuscan Ghibellines, who support the emperor, defeat the Florentine Guelfs, who support papal power. |
| 1479 |
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After four years of war, Spain agrees to allow a Portuguese monopoly of trade along Africa's west coast and Portugal acknowledges Spain's rights in the Canary Islands. |
| 1781 |
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Los Angeles, first an Indian village Yangma, is founded by Spanish decree. |
| 1787 |
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Louis XVI of France recalls parliament. |
| 1790 |
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Jacques Necker is forced to resign as finance minister in France. |
| 1820 |
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Czar Alexander declares that Russian influence in North America extends as far south as Oregon and closes Alaskan waters to foreigners. |
| 1862 |
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Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invades Maryland, starting the Antietam Campaign. |
| 1870 |
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A republic is proclaimed in Paris and a government of national defense is formed. |
| 1881 |
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The Edison electric lighting system goes into operation as a generator serving 85 paying customers is switched on. |
| 1886 |
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Elusive Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Ariz. |
| 1893 |
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Beatrix Potter sends a note to her governess' son with the first drawing of Peter Rabbit, Cottontail and others. The Tale of Petter Rabbit is published eight years later. |
| 1915 |
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The U.S. military places Haiti under martial law to quell a rebellion in its capital Port-au-Prince. |
| 1941 |
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German submarine U-652 fires at the U.S. destroyer Greer off Iceland, beginning an undeclared shooting war. |
| 1942 |
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Soviet planes bomb Budapest in the war's first air raid on the Hungarian capital. |
| 1943 |
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Allied troops capture Lae-Salamaua, in New Guinea. |
| 1944 |
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British troops liberate Antwerp, Belgium. |
| 1945 |
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The American flag is raised on Wake Island after surrender ceremonies there. |
| 1951 |
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The first transcontinental television broadcast in America is carried by 94 stations. |
| 1957 |
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Arkansas governor Orval Faubus calls out the National Guard to bar African-American students from entering a Little Rock high school. |
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Born on September 4 |
| 1768 |
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Vicomte François René de Chateaubriand, French writer and chef who gave his name to a style of steak. |
| 1846 |
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Daniel Hudson Burnham, architect and city planner. |
| 1905 |
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Mary Renault (Mary Challans), author who wrote about her wartime experiences in The Last of the Wine and The King Must Die. |
| 1908 |
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Richard Wright, novelist best known for Native Son. |
| 1918 |
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Paul Harvy, radio commentator. |
| 1920 |
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Craig Claiborne, food critic and cookbook author. |
| 1920 |
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Maggie Higgins, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize (1951) for international reporting for her work in Korean war zones. |
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