August 4 in History
What happened on August 4 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on august 4 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on august 4 in history.
?>2007
NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a mission to Mars.
1988
The US Senate votes to give each Japanese-American who was interned during WWII $20,000 compensation and an apology.
1979
President Jimmy Carter establishes the Department of Energy.
1972
Arthur Bremer is sentenced to 63 years for shooting Alabama governor George Wallace, later reduced to 53 years.
1971
The U.S. launches the first satellite into lunar orbit from a manned spacecraft (Apollo 15).
1964
The bodies of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James E. Chaney, are discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam.
1964
The U.S.S. Maddox and Turner Joy exchange fire with North Vietnamese patrol boats.
1952
Helicopters from the U.S. Air Force Air Rescue Service land in Germany, completing the first transatlantic flight by helicopter in 51 hours and 55 minutes of flight time.
1944
RAF pilot T. D. Dean becomes the first pilot to destroy a V-1 buzz bomb when he tips the pilotless craft’s wing, sending it off course.
1942
The British government charges that Mohandas Gandhi and his All-Indian Congress Party favor “appeasement” with Japan.
1914
Germany invades Belgium causing Great Britain to declare war on Germany.
1879
A law is passed in Germany making Alsace Lorraine a territory of the empire.
1875
The first Convention of Colored Newspapermen is held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1864
Federal troops fail to capture Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, one of the Confederate forts defending Mobile Bay.
1790
The Revenue Cutter service, the parent service of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, is organized.
1789
The Constituent Assembly in France abolishes the privileges of nobility.
1717
A friendship treaty is signed between France and Russia.
1578
A crusade against the Moors of Morocco is routed at the Battle of Alcazar-el-Kebir. King Sebastian of Portugal and 8,000 of his soldiers are killed.
1265
King Henry III puts down a revolt of English barons lead by Simon de Montfort.