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SEPTEMBER 4TH
- TODAY IS EAT AN EXTRA DESSERT DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL MACADAMIA NUT DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL NEWSPAPER CARRIER DAY
BIRTHDAYS:
- MICKEY COHEN (1913-1976)
- PAUL HARVEY (1918-2009)
- DREW PINSKY "DR. DREW" (1958, 59)
- DAMON WAYANS (1960, 57)
- MARK RONSON (1975, 42)
- BEYONCE (1981, 36)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 1781, LOS ANGELES IS FOUNDED AS EL PUEBLO DE NUESTRA SENORA LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES (THE VILLAGE OF OUR LADY, THE QUEEN OF THE ANGELS) BY 44 SPANISH SETTLERS
- IN 1882, THE PEARL STREET STATION IN NEW YORK CITY BECOMES THE FIRST POWER PLANT TO SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TO PAYING CUSTOMERS
- IN 1886, APACHE LEADER GERONIMO AND HIS WARRIORS SURRENDER TO GENERAL NELSON MILES IN ARIZONA
- IN 1957, THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY INTRODUCES THE EDSEL
- IN 1972, MARK SPITZ BECOMES THE FIRST PERSON TO WIN SEVEN GOLD MEDALS AT A SINGLE OLYMPIC GAMES
- ALSO IN 1972, "THE PRICE IS RIGHT" - THE LONGEST RUNNING GAME SHOW ON AMERICAN TV - PREMIERES ON CBS
- IN 1998, STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRIN FOUND "GOOGLE"
- IN 2006, "THE CROCODILE HUNTER," STEVE IRWIN DIES WHEN A STINGRAY BARB PIERCES HIS HEART
- IN 2014, JOAN RIVERS PASSES AWAY