Associated Press
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 this date in:
1781- Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.
1888- George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film camera and registered his trademark: Kodak.
1917 -The American expeditionary force in France suffered its first fatalities in World War I.
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.
1957- Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line.
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.
2002- Singer Kelly Clarkson was voted the first “American Idol” on the Fox TV series.
2006- “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, 44, died after a stingray’s barb pierced his chest.
2007- Toy maker Mattel Inc. recalled 800,000 lead-tainted, Chinese-made toys worldwide, a third major recall in just over a month.
2008- Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party’s convention in St. Paul, Minn.
2008- Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a sex scandal, forcing the Democrat out of office.
Today’s Birthdays:
Singer Beyonce Knowles turns 34 years old today.
Mitzi Gaynor, Actress, 84
Merald “Bubba” Knight, R&B singer (Gladys Knight & The Pips), 73
Tom Watson, Golfer, 66
Judith Ivey, Actress, 64
Khandi Alexander, Actress (“CSI: Miami”), 58
Damon Wayans, Actor, comedian (“My Wife and Kids”), 55
Mike Piazza, Baseball player, 47
Ione Skye, Actress, 45
Whitney Cummings, Comedian, actress, 33
Neyla Pekarek, Folk rock musician (The Lumineers), 29
Actor Wes Bentley (“American Beauty”) turns 37 years old today.