This Day in History, Odd News And Facts For September 4, 2012 ...

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AMERICAN REVOLUTION Bravery of Swamp Fox wins recruits at Blue Savannah, 1780

AUTOMOTIVE Edsel arrives in showrooms at last, 1957

CIVIL WAR Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan is killed, 1864

COLD WAR Little Rock becomes a Cold War hotspot, 1957

CRIME Colombian guerrilla organization attacks military base, 1996

DISASTER Tsunami pounds Japanese islands, 1596

GENERAL INTEREST Western Roman Empire falls, 476

Arkansas troops prevent desegregation, 1957

HOLLYWOOD Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol, 2002

LITERARY Historical novelist Mary Renault is born, 1905

MUSIC ?Valley Girl,? becomes a top-40 hit for Frank and Moon Unit Zappa, 1982

OLD WEST The last American Indian warrior surrenders, 1886

PRESIDENTIAL President Truman makes first transcontinental television broadcast,1951

SPORTS Spitz wins 7th gold medal, 1972

VIETNAM WAR Marines in heavy fighting, 1967

Radio Hanoi announces the death of Ho Chi Minh,1969

WORLD WAR I American troops land at Archangel , 1918

WORLD WAR II The USS Greer is fired upon, 1940

Japanese surrender on Wake Island, 1945

This Day in Wisconsin History

1864 ? (Civil War) Second day at Lovejoy Station, Georgia

1916 ? Donald Edgar Tewes Born

1985 ? Arthur W. ?Art? Bramhall dies

Today is Eat an Extra Dessert Day, National Macadamia Nut Day and National Newspaper Carrier Day

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And Now From The UPI News Desk;

Kitten stows away in car for 6 hours HENRIETTA, N.Y., Sept. 3 (UPI) ? Workers at a New York state auto shop said a kitten survived a 6-hour trip inside the plastic undercarriage of a couple?s car.

Groups race on beds for charity COCONUT GROVE, Fla., Sept. 3 (UPI) ? Organizers of the Great Grove Bed Race in Florida said 30 teams of competitors raced wheeled beds for the largest field in the event?s history.

13,000 gallon fish tank bursts at casino HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla., Sept. 3 (UPI) ? A Florida casino was forced to close two floors of gambling areas when a second-floor fish tank burst and leaked 13,000 gallons of water into the facility.

Couple wed via Twitter in Turkey ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 3 (UPI) ? An official in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday officiated an Internet-based wedding believed to be the first ceremony conducted via Twitter.

Calif. tree may be largest U.S. oak LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) ? California researchers say they have found and measured the largest canyon live oak in existence, which is probably also the largest U.S. oak of any species.

Dog travels 500 miles trying to get home MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Sept. 3 (UPI) ? A North Carolina dog, left at a farm in Virginia, traveled more than 500 miles on its own to try to make it home, his owner said.

?Nasty? 11-foot python captured in Fla. KEY LARGO, Fla., Sept. 3 (UPI) ? An 11-foot python spotted crossing a Florida highway was captured by state officials.

Texas alligator captured, released MAGNOLIA, Texas, Sept. 3 (UPI) ? Police and a truck driver rescued a four-foot alligator as it attempted to cross a Magnolia, Texas, road, and the gator got a ride in a patrol car, police said.

Big feet finally get big shoes LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 3 (UPI) ? The tallest man in the United States says he?s finally found someone who makes shoes big enough for his big ? really big ? feet.

Firefighters rescue deer from pool COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 3 (UPI) ? A man in Colorado Springs says he walked onto his back patio during the weekend to find a deer trapped in his pool.

Chicken stuffed with cocaine LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 3 (UPI) ? Nigerian drug agents arrested an auto technician allegedly carrying five pounds of cocaine concealed in a roast chicken.

Source: http://wisupnorth.com/2012/09/this-day-in-history-odd-news-and-facts-for-september-4-2012/

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