September 04
1781
The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.
1888
George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.
1951
President Harry S. Truman inaugurated transcontinental television service in the U.S. when AT&T carried his address to the opening session of the Japanese Peace Convention in San Francisco.
1957
Nine black students attempted to enter Little Rock’s Central High School but were blocked by the National Guard. Arkansas governor Orval Faubus had summoned the federal troops.
1972
U. S. swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh gold medal at the Munich Summer Olympics.
Birthdays
Richard Wright
1908–60, American author.
Francois Rene Chateaubriand
writer (1768)
Donald McKay
shipbuilder (1810)
Anton Bruckner
composer (1824)
Mary Renault
novelist (1905)
Mitzi Gaynor
actress, dancer (1931)
Ray Floyd
golfer (1942)
Tom Watson
golfer (1949)
Beyonce Knowles
singer, dancer, actor (1981)