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September 4, 2004 (Saturday)

2.5 million Florida residents are ordered to evacuate their homes in preparation for Hurricane Frances, which has already hit the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. Frances is currently a strong Category Two Hurricane, and will be very near the east coast of Florida by late tonight or early next morning. (BBC) (NOAA/NHC)
The X Factor makes its worldwide debut premiering for the first time in the UK and will later go on to become the biggest show in television history.
In American high school football, Bellevue defeats De La Salle with a score of 39-20, ending De La Salle's 151-winning streak, which was the longest in high school football. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

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