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Today in history on 4 September the following happened:

1906 New York Highlanders win 5th straight doubleheader
1904 Dali Lama signs treaty allowing British commerce in Tibet
1899 8.3 earthquake shakes Yakutat Bay, Alaska
1894 In New York City, 12,000 tailors went on strike protesting sweat shops
1894 Soccer team Veendam 1894 forms
1893 English author Beatrix Potter 1st tells the story of Peter Rabbit
1888 George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera and registers “Kodak”
1886 Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war
1885 1st cafeteria opens (New York City)
1870 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king
1866 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published
1862 General Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops
1862 North Beach and Mission Railway Company organized in SF
1854 English/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka
1842 Work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus
1833 1st newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty, 10 years old-NY Sun)
1813 1st U.S. relig newspaper (Religious Remembrancer (Christian Observer))
1807 Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat
1805 1st edition of Batavian State-Current published
1786 Orange troops plunder Hattem/Elburg
1781 Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes)
1778 City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with U.S. rebels
1695 French garrison of castle Names surrenders for Willem III
1682 English astronomer Edmund Halley sees his namesake comet
1618 “Rodi” avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed
1571 Catholic coup in Scotland
1479 King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castilie
1414 Peace of Atrecht: John the fearless and Armagnacs
1282 King Pedro the 3rd of Aragonorth annexes Sicily
1260 Battle at Montaperti-Guelfen vs Ghibellijnen
1024 Conrad II the Sailor chosen German king
476 Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed

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