September 4th in History
September 4th
1651 King Charles II of England, on the run from Parliamentarians at White Ladies Priory, disguises himself as a countryman by rubbing his hands and face with soot.
1861 British Association for the Advancement of Science proposes standard units of electrical measurement (the Volt after Alessandro Volta; the Ohm after Georg Ohm) at its 31st annual meeting (Manchester, England)
1882 In its first large-scale test, Thomas Edison's light bulb is used to light New York's Pearl Street Station.
In 1947, the fifth Marquess of Bute inherited Cardiff Castle on the death of his father and faced considerable death duties. He sold the very last of the Bute lands in Cardiff and on 4th September 1947, he gifted the castle and the surrounding park to the people of Cardiff. The castle is now run as a tourist attraction and protected as a grade I listed building and as a scheduled monument.
1882 In its first large-scale test, Thomas Edison's light bulb is used to light New York's Pearl Street Station.
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1964 – Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge Opens
On September 4, 1964, Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The bridge, spanning the Firth of Forth, connected the capital city of Edinburgh with Fife and provided a vital link for road traffic in Scotland.
At the time of its completion, it was one of the longest suspension bridges in the world, with a main span of 1,006 meters (3,300 feet).
Thomas the Tank Engine was first broadcast on television on 4th September 1984.
In 1943, Reverend Wilbert Awdry, whilst a curate in Kings Norton, Birmingham, invented stories about railway engines to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. Awdry was then encouraged to produce books about these stories, the first 'The Three Railway Engines' was released in 1945, followed by 'Thomas the Tank Engine' in 1946.
1966: The radio-ship Laissez Faire (Olga Patricia), home of Swinging Radio England and Britain Radio, drags her anchor and for a while drifts towards Harwich.
1965 - The Who had their equipment van stolen while purchasing a guard dog at Battersea Dog's Home in England.
1968 - "Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones was banned by several Chicago radio stations in Chicago, IL. Authorities feared it might incite public disorder.
1651 King Charles II of England, on the run from Parliamentarians at White Ladies Priory, disguises himself as a countryman by rubbing his hands and face with soot.
1861 British Association for the Advancement of Science proposes standard units of electrical measurement (the Volt after Alessandro Volta; the Ohm after Georg Ohm) at its 31st annual meeting (Manchester, England)
1882 In its first large-scale test, Thomas Edison's light bulb is used to light New York's Pearl Street Station.
In 1947, the fifth Marquess of Bute inherited Cardiff Castle on the death of his father and faced considerable death duties. He sold the very last of the Bute lands in Cardiff and on 4th September 1947, he gifted the castle and the surrounding park to the people of Cardiff. The castle is now run as a tourist attraction and protected as a grade I listed building and as a scheduled monument.
1882 In its first large-scale test, Thomas Edison's light bulb is used to light New York's Pearl Street Station.
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1964 – Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge Opens
On September 4, 1964, Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The bridge, spanning the Firth of Forth, connected the capital city of Edinburgh with Fife and provided a vital link for road traffic in Scotland.
At the time of its completion, it was one of the longest suspension bridges in the world, with a main span of 1,006 meters (3,300 feet).
Thomas the Tank Engine was first broadcast on television on 4th September 1984.
In 1943, Reverend Wilbert Awdry, whilst a curate in Kings Norton, Birmingham, invented stories about railway engines to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. Awdry was then encouraged to produce books about these stories, the first 'The Three Railway Engines' was released in 1945, followed by 'Thomas the Tank Engine' in 1946.
1966: The radio-ship Laissez Faire (Olga Patricia), home of Swinging Radio England and Britain Radio, drags her anchor and for a while drifts towards Harwich.
1965 - The Who had their equipment van stolen while purchasing a guard dog at Battersea Dog's Home in England.
1968 - "Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones was banned by several Chicago radio stations in Chicago, IL. Authorities feared it might incite public disorder.
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