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.…
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This Day In History — Treaty of Paris is Signed
September 03 1189 Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey. 1658 Oliver Cromwell, the lord protector of England, died. 1783…
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September 02 1666 The great fire of London broke out, destroying much of the city, including St. Paul’s Cathedral. 1789 The U.S. Treasury Department was…
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September 01 1807 Former U.S. vice president Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason. 1923 A devastating earthquake struck the Japanese cities of Tokyo and…
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August 31 1887 Thomas Edison received a patent for his “Kinetoscope,” and moving pictures were born. 1888 Mary Ann Nicholls, considered to be Jack the…
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August 30 1862 The Second Battle of Bull Run took place during the Civil War. 1905 Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut, playing…
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August 29 1533 Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru. 1786 Shays’s rebellion, an insurrection…
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August 28 1609 Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay. 1850 Richard Wagner’s opera, Lohengrin, premiered at Weimar, Germany. 1922 The first commercial to be broadcast on…
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August 27 1859 Edwin Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pa. 1883 A massive volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatoa…
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August 26 1847 Liberia was proclaimed an independent republic. 1883 A massive volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatoa blew up most of the island…
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