On This Day

September 4th


1781 Los Angeles founded in the Valley of Smokes (Indian Name)
1833 the 1st newsboy in the US hired (Barney Flaherty), by the NY Sun.
1862 North Beach & Mission Railway Company organized.
1866 1st daily newspaper in Hawaii published.
1888 George Eastman patents 1st rollfilm camera & registers "Kodak".
         Labor Day, a legal holiday (First Monday of September)

Birthdays

1824 Anton Bruckner, Wagner disciple