September 4 - This Day in History

September 4: General Interest
1886: Geronimo surrenders

On this day in 1886, Apache chief Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the mighty Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe's homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered... read more


American Revolution
1780 : Bravery of Swamp Fox wins recruits at Blue Savannah
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bravery-of-swamp-fox-wins-recruits-at-blue-savannah


Automotive
1957 : Edsel arrives in showrooms at last
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edsel-arrives-in-showrooms-at-last


Civil War
1864 : Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan is killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-hunt-morgan-is-killed


Cold War
1957 : Little Rock becomes a Cold War hotspot
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/little-rock-becomes-a-cold-war-hotspot


Crime
1996 : Colombian guerrilla organization attacks military base
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colombian-guerrilla-organization-attacks-military-base


Disaster
1596 : Tsunami pounds Japanese islands
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tsunami-pounds-japanese-islands


General Interest
476 : Western Roman Empire falls
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/western-roman-empire-falls

1957 : Arkansas troops prevent desegregation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/arkansas-troops-prevent-desegregation


Hollywood
2002 : Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kelly-clarkson-wins-first-american-idol


Literary
1905 : Historical novelist Mary Renault is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/historical-novelist-mary-renault-is-born


Music
1982 : "Valley Girl," becomes a top-40 hit for Frank and Moon Unit Zappa
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotvalley-girlquot-becomes-a-top-40-hit-for-frank-and-moon-unit-zappa


Old West
1886 : The last American Indian warrior surrenders
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-last-american-indian-warrior-surrenders


Presidential
1951 : President Truman makes first transcontinental television broadcast
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-truman-makes-first-transcontinental-television-broadcast


Sports
1972 : Spitz wins 7th gold medal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spitz-wins-7th-gold-medal


Vietnam War
1967 : Marines in heavy fighting
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-in-heavy-fighting

1969 : Radio Hanoi announces the death of Ho Chi Minh
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/radio-hanoi-announces-the-death-of-ho-chi-minh


World War I
1918 : American troops land at Archangel
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-troops-land-at-archangel


World War II
1940 : The USS Greer is fired upon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-uss-greer-is-fired-upon

1945 : Japanese surrender on Wake Island
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-surrender-on-wake-island