Today is Wednesday, September 4th, the 248th day of the 12 months 2024. There are 118 days left within the 12 months.
Today in history:
On September 4, 2018, the confirmation hearings for future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh began within the Senate Judiciary Committee. That day saw heated exchanges between Democrats and Republicans.
Also on this date:
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Spanish settlers led by Governor Felipe de Neve.
In 1949, over 140 people were injured during a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, New York, when an anti-communist mob attacked departing concertgoers.
In 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus ordered Arkansas National Guardsmen to stop nine black students from entering the all-white Central High School in Little Rock.
In 1972, US swimmer Mark Spitz became the primary person to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games: he won his seventh gold medal on the Olympic Games in Munich within the 400-meter medley relay.
In 1972, the longest-running game show in U.S. history, “The Price is Right,” premiered on CBS.
In 1974, the USA established diplomatic relations with the GDR.
Google was founded in 1998 by Stanford University doctoral students Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
In 2016, Pope Francis awarded the “Saint of the Gutters” one in every of the Catholic Church’s highest honors: he canonized Mother Teresa, honoring her radical commitment to society’s underdogs and her courage in denouncing world leaders for the “crimes of poverty that they themselves have caused.”
Today's birthdays:
- Actress Mitzi Gaynor is 93.
- Raymond Floyd, member of the Golf Hall of Fame, is 82.
- Tom Watson, member of the Golf Hall of Fame, is 75.
- Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is 71.
- Actor Khandi Alexander is 67.
- Actor and comedian Damon Wayans Sr. is 64.
- Mike Piazza, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, is 56.
- DJ, musician and producer Mark Ronson is 49.
- Actor Wes Bentley is 46.
- Actor Max Greenfield is 45.
- The singer and actress Beyoncé is 43.
- Actor and comedian Whitney Cummings is 42.
- Actor and comedian Kyle Mooney (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 40.
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