Hello.
Welcome to your first weekend in September.
Sometimes the week can feel long or stressful, so to start each Saturday we simply slow down a bit and take a “scroll down memory lane.”
Grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and lets have a look back at the pages of history before we move ahead to writing new ones today.
Today is Saturday, September 4th, the 247th day of the year. There are 118 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1781, the city of Los Angeles was officially founded. The settlement was part of Spain’s colonization of California, which began in the 1760s as a reaction to Russian advancement into Alaska and Northern California.
In 1833, ten-year-old Barney Flaherty of New York became the first paperboy. He earned the job by answering an advertisement in the “New York Sun.”
In 1882, Thomas Edison displayed the first practical electrical lighting system with a demonstration on one square mile of New York City.
In 1888, the name Kodak was registered to George Eastman of Rochester, New York. Eastman also earned a patent for his hand-held roll-film camera.
In 1951, more than 14-million people saw President Harry S. Truman’s address in the opening of the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco. His speech became the first coast-to-coast television broadcast in history.
In 1957, the first Ford Edsel was introduced to the public after months of secrecy. The car featured 27 items not included on any other cars. Among the items featured were cruise control, electric door locks and four headlights. Ford announced the end of the Edsel program in November of 1959.
In 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called the National Guard to Little Rock to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School.
In 1962, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison began recording together as The Beatles for the first time.
In 1965, The Beatles’ song “Help!” hit the number one spot on the pop music charts.
In 1993, actor Herve Villechaize died at the age of 50. He is best remembered for his roles as the evil henchman Nick Nack in the 1974 James Bond film “The Man with the Golden Gun,” and for playing Mr. Roarke’s assistant, Tattoo, on the TV series “Fantasy Island,” where his catch phrase was “Ze plane! Ze plane!”
In 1997, the final tenth generation Thunderbird rolled off the assembly line at the Ford plant in Lorain, Ohio. Ford ended production on this day, however, from 2002 to 2005 Ford re-launched the T-Bird. Only 15-hundred models were produced for its 50th anniversary.
In 1998, Google was incorporated as a privately-held company by founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
In 2008, Arizona Senator John McCain formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination on the final night of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.
In 2006, “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin died at the age of 44 after being stabbed in the heart by a stingray while shooting an underwater documentary in Batt Reef, Australia.
In 2014, comedy legend Joan Rivers died at the age of 81 from complications from throat surgery.
In 2014, Department of Health and Human Services announced HealthCare.gov had been hacked.
In 2016, Mother Teresa – known for her dedication to helping the poor – was officially declared a saint by Pope Francis.
In 2018, the FBI announced they found the ruby red slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” thirteen years after the infamous slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. They were one of at least three existing pairs used while shooting the film.
In 2018, Amazon became the second public company in the U.S. to be valued at one trillion dollars. Apple was the first company to reach 13 figures, in terms of market value, the month prior.
In 2019, the FTC fined Google and its subsidiary YouTube 170 million dollars for collecting data on children’s viewing habits without parents’ consent.
And that brings us here to this day. So, whatever your 9.4.2021 has in store here’s hoping it’s full of moments to record in your own personal history.
Thanks for stopping by!
