WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

476 ― Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed

1609 ― Navigator Henry Hudson discovers island of Manhattan (or 0911)

1618 ― “Rodi” avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed

1870 ― Third French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king

1886― Geronimo is captured, ending last major US-Indian war

1888 ― George Eastman patents first roll-film camera and registers “Kodak”

1939 ― The Polish ghetto of Mir is exterminated

1945 ― The U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan

1962 ― Beatles record “How Do You Do It”

1970 ― George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” single

1972 ― U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals

1988 ― Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near Catskills NY

1990 ― Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186

1991 ― Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, the last drive-in in NJ, closes