September 4
1781 - The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.
1862 - During the Civil War, Confederate forces led by Gen. Robert E. Lee began invading Maryland.
1888 - George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.
1944 - During World War II, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium.
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, on the orders of Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus. (The National Guard would escort the students into the school later in the month.)
1969 - The Food and Drug Administration issued a report calling birth control pills "safe," despite a slight risk of fatal blood-clotting disorders linked to the pills.
1974 - The United States established diplomatic relations with East Germany.
1999 - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed a breakthrough land-for-security agreement during a ceremony in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
2005 - Six days after Hurricane Katrina left a devastated New Orleans in chaos, police stormed the Danziger Bridge, shooting and killing two unarmed people and wounding four others.
2006 - "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin died at age 44 after a stingray's barb pierced his chest.
2016 - Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honors, Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa, praising her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."
2018 - The Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings for future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a day that saw rancorous exchanges between Democrats and Republicans.
2021 - Willard Scott, the longtime weatherman on NBC's "Today" show who was known for his self-deprecating humor and daily happy birthdays to viewers turning 100 years old, died at age 87.
Birthdays
22 - Talitha Bateman (actress)
27 - Victoria Moroles (actress)
28 - Trevor Gagnon (actor)
28 - Anfisa Arkhipchenko (reality star)
32 - Carter Jenkins (actor)
33 - James Bay (singer)
37 - Xavier Woods (professional wrestler)
39 - Kyle Mooney (actor/comedian)
41 - Whitney Cummings (comedian)
42 - Beyonce (singer)
44 - Granger Smith (singer)
44 - Max Greenfield (actor)
45 - Wes Bentley (actor)
49 - James Monroe Iglehart (actor/singer)
53 - Ione Skye (actress)
54 - Noah Taylor (actor)
54 - Richard Speight Jr. (actor)
63 - Damon Wayans (actor/comedian)
66 - Khandi Alexander (actress)
70 - Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (actor)
72 - Judith Ivey (actress)
74 - Tom Watson (golfer)
79 - Jennifer Salt (actress)
81 - Raymond Floyd (golfer)
92 - Mitzi Gaynor (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 4
1949 - The longest pro tennis match in history was played when Pancho Gonzales and Ted Schroeder played 67 games in five sets. The record was broken in 2010.
1953 - The New York Yankees became the first baseball team to win five consecutive American League championships.
1972 - American swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany.
1993 - #9 Nebraska opens the season with a 76-14 win over North Texas.
1994 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino sets an NFL record with his 18th career game with four or more touchdown passes.
1994 - Tom Tupa scores the first 2-point conversion in NFL history, running in a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati.
1998 - The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox, 11-6, to win their 100th game on the earliest date in MLB history besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs & 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days.
1999 - #5 Nebraska opens the season with a 42-7 win over Iowa.
2002 - The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game hosted the largest crowd (55,528) ever for a regular season game at the Coliseum.
2002 - St. Louis manager Tony La Russa got his 1,905th major league win. He tied Casey Stengal for eighth place.
2002 - Argentina pulls off one of the biggest upsets in basketball history, beating the US, 87-80 in 2nd round of the World Championships; 1st US loss in 59 games since sending NBA players to international competition in 1992.
2004 - Bill Callahan makes his Nebraska head coaching debut, leading the Huskers to a 56-17 season-opening win over Western Illinois.
2010 - #8 Nebraska opens the season with a 49-10 win over Western Kentucky.
2021 - Nebraska defeats Fordham 52-7.
1781 - The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.
1862 - During the Civil War, Confederate forces led by Gen. Robert E. Lee began invading Maryland.
1888 - George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.
1944 - During World War II, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium.
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, on the orders of Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus. (The National Guard would escort the students into the school later in the month.)
1969 - The Food and Drug Administration issued a report calling birth control pills "safe," despite a slight risk of fatal blood-clotting disorders linked to the pills.
1974 - The United States established diplomatic relations with East Germany.
1999 - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed a breakthrough land-for-security agreement during a ceremony in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
2005 - Six days after Hurricane Katrina left a devastated New Orleans in chaos, police stormed the Danziger Bridge, shooting and killing two unarmed people and wounding four others.
2006 - "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin died at age 44 after a stingray's barb pierced his chest.
2016 - Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honors, Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa, praising her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."
2018 - The Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings for future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a day that saw rancorous exchanges between Democrats and Republicans.
2021 - Willard Scott, the longtime weatherman on NBC's "Today" show who was known for his self-deprecating humor and daily happy birthdays to viewers turning 100 years old, died at age 87.
Birthdays
22 - Talitha Bateman (actress)
27 - Victoria Moroles (actress)
28 - Trevor Gagnon (actor)
28 - Anfisa Arkhipchenko (reality star)
32 - Carter Jenkins (actor)
33 - James Bay (singer)
37 - Xavier Woods (professional wrestler)
39 - Kyle Mooney (actor/comedian)
41 - Whitney Cummings (comedian)
42 - Beyonce (singer)
44 - Granger Smith (singer)
44 - Max Greenfield (actor)
45 - Wes Bentley (actor)
49 - James Monroe Iglehart (actor/singer)
53 - Ione Skye (actress)
54 - Noah Taylor (actor)
54 - Richard Speight Jr. (actor)
63 - Damon Wayans (actor/comedian)
66 - Khandi Alexander (actress)
70 - Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (actor)
72 - Judith Ivey (actress)
74 - Tom Watson (golfer)
79 - Jennifer Salt (actress)
81 - Raymond Floyd (golfer)
92 - Mitzi Gaynor (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 4
1949 - The longest pro tennis match in history was played when Pancho Gonzales and Ted Schroeder played 67 games in five sets. The record was broken in 2010.
1953 - The New York Yankees became the first baseball team to win five consecutive American League championships.
1972 - American swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany.
1993 - #9 Nebraska opens the season with a 76-14 win over North Texas.
1994 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino sets an NFL record with his 18th career game with four or more touchdown passes.
1994 - Tom Tupa scores the first 2-point conversion in NFL history, running in a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati.
1998 - The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox, 11-6, to win their 100th game on the earliest date in MLB history besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs & 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days.
1999 - #5 Nebraska opens the season with a 42-7 win over Iowa.
2002 - The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game hosted the largest crowd (55,528) ever for a regular season game at the Coliseum.
2002 - St. Louis manager Tony La Russa got his 1,905th major league win. He tied Casey Stengal for eighth place.
2002 - Argentina pulls off one of the biggest upsets in basketball history, beating the US, 87-80 in 2nd round of the World Championships; 1st US loss in 59 games since sending NBA players to international competition in 1992.
2004 - Bill Callahan makes his Nebraska head coaching debut, leading the Huskers to a 56-17 season-opening win over Western Illinois.
2010 - #8 Nebraska opens the season with a 49-10 win over Western Kentucky.
2021 - Nebraska defeats Fordham 52-7.
