What happend on 4th September

03.09
05.09
1963

Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all on board.

1957

The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.

1957

American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis

1951

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

1950

The "Beetle Bailey" comic strip begins.

1949

Maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon.

1948

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

1945

World War II: Japanese forces surrender on Wake Island after hearing word of their nation's surrender.

1944

World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberate the Belgian city of Antwerp.

1940

World War II: The USS Greer becomes the first United States ship fired upon by a German submarine in the war, even though the United States is a neutral power. Tension heightens between the two nations as a result.