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What happened in history on this day: September 4?
On September 4 in ...
- 1862 - North Beach and Mission Railway Company is organized in San Francisco, California.
- 1864 - Bread riots in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1882 - First district lit by electricty (New York's Pearl Street Station).
- 1885 - First cafeteria opens (New York City).
- 1886 - Geronimo is captured, ending last major US-Indian war.
- 1888 - George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- 1899 - Near Cape Yakataga, Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs.
- 1918 - US troops land in Archangel, Russia.
- 1923 - The first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah, makes its maiden flight.
- 1933 - J.R. Wendell flies first airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), in Glenview, Illinois, USA.
- 1945 - US regains possession of Wake Island from Japan.
- 1950 - First helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines.
- 1951 - The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
- 1951 - NBC extends to become a 61-station coast-to-coast network.
- 1957 - Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel car.
- 1961 - US authorizes Agency for International Development.
- 1964 - NASA launches its first Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1).
- 1971 - Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska).
- 1990 - Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186.
- 1997 - In Lorain, Ohio, the last Ford Thunderbird for three years rolls off the assembly line.
- 1998 - Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University in California, found Google.
- 2001 - Hewlett-Packard announces it will acquire Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about US$25 billion.
Births on September 4
- 1803 - Birth of Sarah Childress in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; spouse of US President James Polk.
- 1824 - Birth of Phoebe Cary in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; American poet (Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary).
- 1915 - Birth of Dick Thomas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; TV host (Village Barn).
- 1918 - Birth of Gerald Wilson in Shelby, Mississippi, USA; orchestra leader (Redd Foxx).
- 1918 - Birth of Paul Harvey in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; news commentator (The rest of the story) (dies 2009).
- 1919 - Birth of Howard Morris in New York City, New York, USA; comedic actor (High Anxiety).
- 1928 - Birth of Dick York in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA; actor (Darrin - Bewitched, Inherit the Wind) (dies 1992).
- 1928 - Birth of Donald E Petersen in Minnesota, USA; executive (Ford Motors).
- 1931 - Birth of Mitzi Gaynor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (South Pacific).
- 1933 - Birth of Richard Castellano in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (The Godfather, Lovers and Other Strangers).
- 1938 - Birth of Leonard Frey in Brooklyn, New York, USA; American comedian/actor (Best of West, Mr Smith, Fiddler on the Roof).
- 1944 - Birth of Jennifer Salt in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Sisters, Soap, Wedding Party).
- 1949 - Birth of Tom Watson in Kansas City, Missouri; PGA golfer (British Open 1975,1977,1980,1982).
- 1951 - Birth of Judith Ivey in El Paso, Texas, USA; actress (Lady in Red, Hello Again).
- 1953 - Birth of Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Freddie - Welcome Back Kotter).
- 1966 - Birth of Debra Lewin in South Burlington, Vermont, USA; Miss Vermont-America (1991).
- 1968 - Birth of John Preston in Utah; actor (Greg - General Hospital).
- 1970 - Birth of Jennifer Nakken in Cedar City, Utah, USA; Miss Utah-America (1991).
- 1972 - Birth of Danny Ponce in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Willie - Valerie / Hogan Family).
- 1972 - Birth of Merald Knight in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; singer (Gladys Knights and Pips).
- 1979 - Birth of Killer Reese One, American rapper (King Fantastic).
- 1981 - Birth of Lacey Mosley; American lead vocalist (Flyleaf).
- 1981 - Birth of Beyoncé Knowles; American actress and rhythm and blues singer (Destiny's Child).
Deaths on September 4
- 1884 - Death of Charles Folger; US Treasury Secretary.
- 1938 - New York Archbishop Patrick Cardinal Hayes dies at age 70.
- 1990 - Irene Dunne, American actress (winner of five Oscars), dies of heart failure at age 91 (born 1898).
- 2023 - Death of Steve Harwell at age 56 of liver failure at home in Boise, Idaho, USA; singer (Smash Mouth - "All Star").
- 2023 - Death of Ferid Murad at age 86; American pharmacologist (Nobel prize winner).
- 2023 - Death of Gary Wright at age 80 of Parkinson's disease at home in Palos Verdes Estates, California; singer-songwriter ("Dream Weaver" song, "Love is Alive" song).
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