Today In History
Today is Saturday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2021. There are 118 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1893: English author Beatrix Potter first told the story of Peter Rabbit in the form of a “picture letter” to Noel Moore, the son of Potter’s former governess.
ON THIS DATE
› 1781: Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve.
› 1969: The Food and Drug Administration issued a report calling birth control pills “safe,” despite a slight risk of fatal blood-clotting disorders linked to the pills.
› 1972: U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz won a seventh gold medal at the Munich Olympics in the 400meter medley relay.
› 1974: The United States established diplomatic relations with East Germany.
› 1998: Internet services company Google filed for incorporation in California.
› 1999: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed a breakthrough land-for-security agreement during a ceremony in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
› 2018: Amazon became the second publicly-traded company to reach $1 trillion in market value, following closely behind Apple.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Mitzi Gaynor is 90. Soul singer Sonny Charles is 81. Actor Kenneth Kimmins is 80. Singer Merald “Bubba” Knight (Gladys Knight & The Pips) is 79. World Golf Hall of Famer Tom Watson is 72. R&B musician Ronald LaPread is
71. Actor Judith Ivey is
70. Rock musician Martin Chambers (The Pretenders) is 70. Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is 68. Actor Khandi Alexander is 64. Actor-comedian Damon Wayans Sr. is 61. Rock musician Kim Thayil is
61. Actor Richard Speight Jr. is 52. Actor Noah Taylor is 52. Actor Ione Skye is 51. Actor-singer James Monroe Iglehart is 47. Pop-rock singer-DJ-musician-producer Mark Ronson is 46. R&B singer Richard Wingo (Jagged Edge) is 46. Singer Dan Miller (O Town) is 41. Singer Beyonce Knowles is 40. Actor-comedian Whitney Cummings is
39. Actor-comedian Kyle Mooney (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 37. Poprock singer-songwriter James Bay is 31. Actor Carter Jenkins is 30. Actor Trevor Gagnon is 26.