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Friday, 04 September 2026

2010

Canterbury earthquake: a 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am causing widespread damage and several power outages.

1998

Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.

1996

War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.

1985

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.

1977

The Golden Dragon Massacre took place in San Francisco, California.

1975

The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict is signed.

1972

Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.

1971

A Boeing 727 carrying Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.

1967

Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.