Today is Thursday, September 4, the 248th day of 2008. There are 118 days left in the year.
476 _ Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed
1833 _ First newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty-N.Y. Sun)
1842 _ Work on Koln Cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus
1870 _ Third French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king
1882 _ First district lit by electricity (N.Y.'s Pearl Street Station)
1885 _ First cafeteria opens (NYC)
1888 _ George Eastman patents first roll-film camera and registers ``Kodak"
1945 _ U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan
1953 _ Yanks become first team to win five consecutive championships
1965 _ Beatles' ``Help!," single goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for three weeks