Saturday, September 4, 2010

September 4

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1884 The United Kingdom ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia. Decahedron Every City is a Prison Disconnection Imminent
2. 1886 Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to GeneralNelson Miles in Arizona. John Hartford Indian War Whoop O Brother, Where Art Thou?
3. 1888 George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film. The Kinks People Take Pictures of Each Other The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society
4. 1894 In New York City, 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions. Elvis Presley Don't Be Cruel 30 Number 1 Hits
5. 1957 The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel. The Edsels Let's Go Rama Lama Ding Dong
6. 1998 Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University. Del Shannon Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) Greatest Hits

(Historical facts about September 4 are from Wikipedia

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