Historical Events for 4th September 2026

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1786 - William of Orange's troops overthrow the Dutch towns of Hattem and Elburg
1932 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Keller GC: Olin Dutra wins the first of 2 major titles, beating Frank Walsh, 4 and 3
1944 - Finland breaks diplomatic contact with Nazi Germany
1951 - First transcontinental TV broadcast by US President Harry Truman
1972 - American swimmer Melissa Belote, with a world record of 2:19.19, wins the 200 m backstroke gold medal at the Munich Olympics and wraps up the backstroke double, having won the 100 m in Olympic record time
1979 - Iranian army conquers Baneh
1994 - Tom Tupa scores the first two-point conversion in NFL history, running a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati
2019 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam withdraws the controversial extradition bill to China after three months of massive protests

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