Major Events
- 476 Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome, traditionally ending the Western Roman Empire
- 1609 Navigator Henry Hudson is the first European to discover the island of Manhattan [or September 11]
- 1781 Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish-speaking mestizos in the Bahía de las Fumas (Bay of Smokes)
- 1862 General Lee begins the Maryland Campaign, invading the North with 50,000 Confederate troops (U.S. Civil War)
- 1957 Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Little Rock Central High School
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Sep 4 in Music
- 1965 The Beatles’ single “Help!” goes to #1 and stays #1 for three weeks
Sep 4 in Sport
- 1972 US 4 x 100 m medley relay team of Mike Stamm, Tom Bruce, Mark Spitz, and Jerry Heidenreich sets a world record of 3:48.16 to win gold at the Munich Olympics; Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals at a single Games
Fun Fact About September 4
A “magic carpet” that can help prevent falls among the elderly by warning them of unusual footsteps is developed by researchers at the University of Manchester
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