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Today in History: September 4
1260
At the Battle of Montaperto in Italy, the Tuscan Ghibellines, who support the emperor, defeat the Florentine Guelfs, who support papal power.

1479
After four years of war, Spain agrees to allow a Portuguese monopoly of trade along Africa's west coast and Portugal acknowledges Spain's rights in the Canary Islands.

1804
USS Intrepid explodes while entering Tripoli harbor on a mission to destroy the enemy fleet there during the First Barbary War.

1820
Czar Alexander declares that Russian influence in North America extends as far south as Oregon and closes Alaskan waters to foreigners.

1881
The Edison electric lighting system goes into operation as a generator serving 85 paying customers is switched on.

1945
The American flag is raised on Wake Island after surrender ceremonies there.

1957
Arkansas governor Orval Faubus calls out the National Guard to bar African-American students from entering a Little Rock high school.

1972
Mark Spitz becomes first Olympic competitor to win 7 medals during a single Olympics Games.

1975
Sinai II Agreement between Egypt and Israel pledges that conflicts between the two countries "shall not be resolved by military force but by peaceful means."

1998
Google founded by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

2020
Record 52% of American 18-29-year-olds are living with their parents because of the pandemic according to Pew Research Center study

2023
Storm Daniel begins across Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria; killing more than a dozen people. Some regions receive 800mm (31.5 inches) of rain - more than a year's worth


Today in History: Born on September 4
1918
Paul Harvey, radio commentator.

1931
Mitzi Gaynor, actress, singer, dancer (film adaptations of There's No Business Like Show Business, South Pacific).

1958
Dr. Drew (David Drew Pinsky), syndicated radio talk show (Loveline) and television host (Dr. Drew, Lifechangers).

1981
Beyonce Knowles, singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, producer; won five Grammy Awards for Dangerously in Love album (2003) and six for I am … Sasha Fierce (2008).

JOTD

A woman is breastfeeding on the bus but struggling to get her baby to suckle....
So she says to her baby

"Eat up now or I'm going to give it to that nice man over there" and points at the man sitting across from her

10 mins later "You have to eat, baby, or I will give to that man!"

5 mins later "Baby come on now, I can't waste this milk so you have to eat or im giving it to that man"

At this point the gentleman sitting across from her yells

" Make up your mind lady, my stop was 3 stops ago!"