Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 4, the 248th day of 2020. There are 118 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 4, 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve. On this date: In 1888, George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film box camera, and registered his trademark: “Kodak.” In 1944, during World War II, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium. In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used Arkansas National Guardsmen to prevent nine Black students from entering all-white Central High School in Little Rock. Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel. In 1962, The Beatles, with new drummer Ringo Starr, recorded “Love Me Do” at EMI Studios in London. (The more familiar version with substitute drummer Andy White and Starr on tambourine was recorded a week later.) In 1969, the Food and Drug Administration issued a report calling birth control pills “safe,” despite a slight risk...
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