Today is Friday, September 4, the 247th day of 2009. There are 118 days left in the year.
1833 _ First newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty-NY Sun)
1870 _ Third French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king
1882 _ First district lit by electricity (NYC's Pearl Street Station)
1885 _ First cafeteria opens (NYC)
1886 _ Geronimo is captured, ending last major U.S.-Indian war
1888 _ George Eastman patents first roll-film camera and registers ``Kodak"
1953 _ Yanks become first team to win five consecutive championships
1961 _ U.S. authorizes Agency for International Development (USAID)
1965 _ Beatles' ``Help!," single goes No. 1 and stays No.1 for three weeks
1972 _ U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals