On Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock.
On Sept. 4, 1908, Richard Wright, whose books "Native Son" and "Black Boy" exposed the harsh effects of American racism, was born. Following his death on Nov. 28, 1960, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1781 | Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers. |
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| 1888 | George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film camera and registered his trademark: Kodak. |
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| 1917 | The American expeditionary force in France suffered its first fatalities in World War I. |
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| 1951 | In the first live coast-to-coast TV broadcast, President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation from the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco. |
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| 1957 | Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line. |
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| 1972 | Swimmer Mark Spitz became the first person to win seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games when the United States won the 400-meter relay in Munich. |
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| 2002 | Singer Kelly Clarkson was voted the first "American Idol" on the Fox TV series. |
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| 2006 | "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, 44, died after a stingray's barb pierced his chest. |
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| 2007 | Toy maker Mattel Inc. recalled 800,000 lead-tainted, Chinese-made toys worldwide, a third major recall in just over a month. |
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| 2008 | Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in St. Paul, Minn. |
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| 2008 | Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a sex scandal, forcing the Democrat out of office. |
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Current Birthdays
Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles turns 30 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Actor Wes Bentley ("American Beauty") turns 33 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
| 1931 | Mitzi Gaynor, Actress, turns 80 |
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| 1942 | Merald "Bubba" Knight, R&B singer (Gladys Knight & The Pips), turns 69 |
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| 1949 | Tom Watson, Golfer, turns 62 |
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| 1951 | Judith Ivey, Actress, turns 60 |
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| 1955 | Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana, turns 56 |
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| 1957 | Khandi Alexander, Actress ("CSI: Miami"), turns 54 |
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| 1960 | Damon Wayans, Actor, comedian ("My Wife and Kids"), turns 51 |
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| 1968 | Mike Piazza, Baseball player, turns 43 |
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| 1970 | Ione Skye, Actress, turns 41 |
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Historic Birthdays
Richard Wright9/4/1908 - 11/28/1960American novelist and short story writer.Go to obituary »
| 79 | Francois Chateaubriand 9/4/1768 - 7/4/1848
French author and diplomat |
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| 72 | Anton Bruckner 9/4/1824 - 10/11/1896
Austrian composer, organist and teacher |
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| 65 | Daniel Burnham 9/4/1846 - 6/1/1912
American architect and city planner |
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| 75 | John Dillon 9/4/1851 - 8/4/1927
Irish leader of the Irish Nationalist Party |
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| 78 | Simon Lake 9/4/1866 - 6/23/1945
American inventor; built the submarine "Argonaut" |
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| 45 | La Argentina 9/4/1890 - 7/18/1936
Spanish dancer |
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| 78 | Mary Renault 9/4/1905 - 12/13/1983
English-born South African novelist |
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| 90 | Edward Dmytryk 9/4/1908 - 7/1/1999
American film director; one of the "Hollywood Ten" |
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| 70 | Henry Ford II 9/4/1917 - 9/29/1987
American industrialist; head of Ford Motor Co. (1945-79) |
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