Page 6: Historical Events In September - 04
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1948 "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 308 perfs on September - 04.
1949 On this day in history marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook)
1950 D McI Hodgson of St Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna on this day in history.
1950 The first helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines (Korea) on September - 04.
1950 On this day in history 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines
1951 NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network on September - 04.
1951 On this day in history the first transcontinental TV broadcast, by Pres Truman
1951 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by Pres Truman on this day in history.
1953 On September - 04 florence Chadwick swims the English Channel.
1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins on September - 04.
1954 On September - 04 peter B Cortese of the US achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania
1954 On September - 04 the first passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed
1957 On September - 04 ford Motor Co introduces the Edsel
1960 Alfred E Green, director (Copacabana), dies after long illness at 71 on this day in history.
1961 On September - 04 uS authorizes Agency for International Development
1962 On this day in history beatles record "How Do You Do It"
1963 On September - 04 robert Schuman, French premier/chair (European Parliament), dies at 77
1964 Forth Road Bridge opens in England over the "Firth of Forth" on September - 04.
1964 NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1) on this day in history.
1964 The now-classic comedy, Gilligan's Island, debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.
1964 W Bergengruen, writer, dies at 71 on September - 04.
1965 On this day in history albert Schweitzer, missionary-doctor, dies.
1965 Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 3 weeks on this day in history.
1965 On September - 04 albert Schweitzer, German/French missionary (Nobel 1954), dies at 90
1967 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200 on September - 04.
1970 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single on September - 04.
1970 James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39 on this day in history.
1971 ABC-TV pulls the plug on The Lawrence Welk Show after 13 seasons on September - 04.
1971 Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska) on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history olympic swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first person in history to win seven gold medals, winning the 400-meter relay at Munich, GVany.
1972 Alan Kippax, cricketer (1st-class batting average 67), dies on this day in history.
1974 On September - 04 creighton W Abrams, US general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59
1975 Walter Tetley, cartoon voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician, dies at 76
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