September 4th http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/september-4/ 1781 Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers. 1888 George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film camera and registered his trademark: Kodak. 1917 The American expeditionary force in France suffered its first fatalities in World War I. 1951 In the first live coast-to-coast TV broadcast, President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation from the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco. 1957 Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line. 1972 Swimmer Mark Spitz became the first person to win seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games when the United States won the 400-meter relay in Munich. 2002 Singer Kelly Clarkson was voted the first "American Idol" on the Fox TV series. 2006 "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, 44, died after a stingray's barb pierced his chest. 2007 Toy maker Mattel Inc. recalled 800,000 lead-tainted, Chinese-made toys worldwide, a third major recall in just over a month. 2008 Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in St. Paul, Minn. 2008 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a sex scandal, forcing the Democrat out of office.
