Today is Tuesday, September 4, the 248th day of 2012. There are 118 days in the year.
476 ― Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in West, is deposed
1833 ― First newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty-NY Sun)
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)
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
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