Today is Saturday, Sept. 4, the 248th day of 2004. There are 118 days left in the year. On this date in 1781, Los Angeles is founded by Spanish settlers.

Today is Saturday, Sept. 4, the 248th day of 2004. There are 118 days left in the year. On this date in 1781, Los Angeles is founded by Spanish settlers.
In 1893, English author Beatrix Potter first tells the story of Peter Rabbit in the form of a "picture letter" to Noel Moore, the son of Potter's former governess. In 1917, the American expeditionary force in France suffers its first fatalities in World War I. In 1944, during World War II, British troops enter Antwerp, Belgium. In 1951, President Truman addresses the nation from the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco in the first live, coast-to-coast television broadcast. In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus calls out the National Guard to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. In 1967, Michigan Gov. George Romney tells a TV interview he'd undergone a "brainwashing" by U.S. officials during a 1965 visit to Vietnam -- a comment that apparently damages Romney's bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
September 4, 1979: Five straight days of sunny weather help the Canfield Fair set an attendance record, with 539,437 people attending, including 158,437 on Sunday, which was a one-day record.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. plants are gearing up for production following recall of some 24,000 workers who had been on strike for nearly seven weeks. About 18,000 members of the primary union at the company, the IUE, overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract.
Gold prices continue to rise on the world market as the dollar strengthens. In Zurich, gold is selling for $324.37 an ounce.
September 4, 1964: Carl V. Weygandt, 76, of Lakewood, former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, dies at the A.V. Baker home in Kinsman, where he and his wife had been visiting. Weygandt, 76, who served as chief justice from 1933 till 1962, longer than any other man, suffered a stroke and was pronounced dead at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren.
The State Highway Patrol warns that it will be cracking down on errant drivers over the Labor Day weekend. The National Safety Council has predicted 23 deaths in Ohio over the 78-hour holiday weekend.
September 4, 1954: Total attendance for the first two days of the Canfield Fair set a record at 21,467. "It's a great package for the 50 cents admission," says Howard Kohler, president, "and the public realizes it's getting its money's worth."
Wrecking crews begin knocking down the tottering and weakened masonry at the top of St. Columba Cathedral to make Elm and Wood streets safe for traffic.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urges President Eisenhower to join him in an all-out push for a new European security setup, which would include bringing West Germany directly into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with safeguards to control Germany's rearmament.
September 4, 1929: An urgent call for funds to aid in the relief of thousands of Jews in Palestine said to be in desperate circumstance following the recent massacre by Arabs has been issued to Youngstown Jews. A mass meeting has been called at Anshe Emeth Temple on Elm Street to address the issue.
After obtaining a free ride from a Warren man, a hitchhiker plies his driver with liquor, slugs him over the head, robs him and then sets fire to the car. A passing postman pulled the driver from the burning car, saving him from serious injury or death.
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