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What Happened On August 4

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1862: In Brooklyn, a mob composed largely of Irish Americans attacked a group of African Americans in a riot. 1830: American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners. 1873: American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed. 1821: The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper. 1701: Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed. 1327: First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England. 1995: Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest European land battle since the Second World War. 1953: Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 lb (710 kg) (pictured) off the coast of Peru, setting the record for the largest bony fish caught by hand. 2020: Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon. 1995: Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.

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1862 Oddly true
In Brooklyn, a mob composed largely of Irish Americans attacked a group of African Americans in a riot.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1830 First ever
American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1873 First ever
American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1821 First ever
The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1701 First ever
Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1327 First ever
First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1995 Oddly true
Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest European land battle since the Second World War.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1953 Oddly true
Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 lb (710 kg) (pictured) off the coast of Peru, setting the record for the largest bony fish caught by hand.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2020 Oddly true
Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1995 Oddly true
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2020Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon. Wikipedia →
2019Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 13 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed. Wikipedia →
2018Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign. Wikipedia →
2018Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while president Nicolás Maduro is giving a speech to the Venezuelan National Guard. Wikipedia →
2007NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched. Wikipedia →
2006A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF). Wikipedia →
1995Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins. Wikipedia →
1987The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views. Wikipedia →
1984The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. Wikipedia →
1984The Ariane 3 rocket is launched for the first time, carrying the Eutelsat I F-2 and Télécom 1A satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Wikipedia →
1983Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Captain Thomas Sankara. Wikipedia →
1977U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. Wikipedia →
1975The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya. Wikipedia →
1974A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22. Wikipedia →
1972Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians. Wikipedia →
1969Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. Wikipedia →
1965The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand. Wikipedia →
1964Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21. Wikipedia →
1964Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. Wikipedia →
1947The Supreme Court of Japan is established. Wikipedia →
1946An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. Wikipedia →
1944The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others. Wikipedia →
1944Under the state of emergency law, the Finnish Parliament elects Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim as the President of Finland to replace the resigned Risto Ryti. Wikipedia →
1936Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime. Wikipedia →
1924Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established. Wikipedia →
1922Enver Pasha dies in a skirmish between the Bolshevik Red Army and Basmachi troops, to whom he had defected earlier. Wikipedia →
1921Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict: Mikhail Frunze declares victory over the Makhnovshchina. Wikipedia →
1915World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915. Wikipedia →
1914World War I: In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality. Wikipedia →
1892The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She will be tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later. Wikipedia →
1889The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project. Wikipedia →
1887Granny, a sea anemone, died in Edinburgh after nearly 60 years in captivity. Her death was reported in The Scotsman and The New York Times. Wikipedia →
1873American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed. Wikipedia →
1863Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin. Wikipedia →
1854The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships. Wikipedia →
1821The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper. Wikipedia →
1814War of 1812: The ultimately unsuccessful Siege of Fort Erie begins as British forces attempt to recapture the fort and drive American forces out of Canada. Wikipedia →
1796French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato. Wikipedia →
1791The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. Wikipedia →
1790A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard). Wikipedia →
1789France: abolition of feudalism by the National Constituent Assembly. Wikipedia →
1783Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people (Tenmei eruption). The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths. Wikipedia →
1781Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a fleet of six East India Company ships sets sail from Fort Marlborough to raid the Dutch VOC factories on the West coast of Sumatra including the major port of Padang. Wikipedia →
1704War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles. Wikipedia →
1701Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed. Wikipedia →
1693Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine. Wikipedia →
1578Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese but both the Moroccan king Abd al-Malik and the Portuguese king Sebastian die. Ahmad al-Mansur follows Abd al-Malik as sultan of Morocco while the death of Sebastian leads to a succession crisis in Portugal. Wikipedia →
1327First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England. Wikipedia →
1320The so-called Black Parliament at Scone tries William II de Soules and other nobles who had plotted against Robert I of Scotland and intended to place William on the Scottish throne. Wikipedia →
1265Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies. Wikipedia →
598Goguryeo-Sui War: In response to a Goguryeo (Korean) incursion into Liaoxi, Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy. Wikipedia →
70 BCThe trial against Gaius Verres for corruption is opened, with Marcus Tullius Cicero as prosecutor and renowned orator Quintus Hortensius as defending lawyer. Wikipedia →

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