WHAT HAPPENED ON 4. SEPTEMBER
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World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union. (4. September 1944)

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. (4. September 1948)

The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York. (4. September 1949)

Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race. (4. September 1950)

The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. (4. September 1951)

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. (4. September 1957)

The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel. (4. September 1957)

Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board. (4. September 1963)

Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens. (4. September 1964)

Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley. (4. September 1967)

Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile. (4. September 1970)

Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board. (4. September 1971)

Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games. (4. September 1972)

The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict is signed. (4. September 1975)

The Golden Dragon Massacre took place in San Francisco, California. (4. September 1977)

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. (4. September 1985)

In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place. (4. September 1989)

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. (4. September 1996)

Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University. (4. September 1998)

Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. (4. September 2001)