Today is Thursday September 04, 2014 247 day of 2014, 118 remaining Sunrise: 6:43am Sunset: 7:33pm 12hours and 50 minutes of daylight today Moonrise: 4:13 p.m. Moonset: 1:42 a.m. Special Celebrations today: Today is National Newspaper Carrier Day, Macadamian Nut Day as well as Eat an extra Dessert Day On this day in... 1833: Barney Flaherty answered an ad and became the first paperboy at the age of 10. 1888: George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film. 1923: The first American dirigible the Shenandoah began its maiden voyage in Lakehurst, N.J. 1951:The first live coast to coast TV broadcast took place in the U.S. right here in S.F. from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. 1957: The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market after two years. 1972: Swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal. The first to ever do so. If today is your birthday, you share it with: Beyonce Knowles Paul Harvey Dick York Mitzi Gaynor Tags: Daily Almanac/tides
September 04, 2014
