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1937 15-year-old cyclist Doris Kopsky becomes 1st Amateur Bicycle League of America woman's national champion in 4:22.4 in Buffalo, NY; 1939 Dutch Second Chamber affirms the Netherlands is in a State of War with Germany; 1939 German troops move into Danzig; 1939 Mir, a Nazi ghetto in occupied Poland, is exterminated
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September 4, 1946
Late revised reports on two Bikini atomic bombings disclosed that only 9 of 92 ships in target area escaped sinking, damage or contamination by radioactivity.
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Kelly Clarkson wins first “American Idol” American troops land at Archangel. Discover what happened on September 4 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births...
925 Aethelstan crowned King of the Anglo Saxons by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Kingston upon Thames. 1260 Battle at Montaperti, Tuscany, between rival factions the Guelphs and Ghibellines. 1282 King of Aragon Pedro III annexes Sicily. 1479 King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castile.
Sep 4, 2012 · Sep 4 in Music. 1965 The Beatles' single "Help!" goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks; Sep 4 in Sport. 1972 US 4 x 100m medley relay team of Mike Stamm, Tom Bruce, Mark Spitz & Jerry Heidenreich sets world record 3:48.16 to win gold at the Munich Olympics; Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 Olympic gold medals at a single Games
1944 – World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp. 1944 – World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union. 1948 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. 1949 – The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
Today in history – which major historical events happened on September 4? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?
