Today in History: September 4, the 1949 Peekskill Riots
In contemporary times is Thursday Sept the th day of There are days left in the year In the present day in history On Sept more than people were injured following a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill New York as an anti-Communist mob attacked departing concertgoers Also on this date In Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve Related Articles Federal leadership to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concerns ConocoPhillips says it will lay off up to of its workforce impacting thousands of jobs Montana man charged with shooting four people at a bar pleads not guilty WhatsApp patches exploit allowing hackers to target Apple users A B Powerball jackpot is up for grabs after drawings without a winner In during World War II British troops liberated Antwerp Belgium In Arkansas Gov Orval Faubus ordered Arkansas National Guardsmen to prevent nine Black students from entering all-white Central High School in Little Rock In U S swimmer Mark Spitz became the first to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games winning a seventh gold at the Munich Olympics in the -meter medley relay In the longest-running meeting show in U S history The Price is Right debuted on CBS In the United States established diplomatic relations with East Germany In Google was founded by Stanford University Ph D students Sergey Brin and Larry Page In elevating the saint of the gutters to one of the Catholic Church s highest honors Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa praising her radical dedication to society s outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the crimes of poverty they themselves created In the Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings for future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a day that saw rancorous exchanges between Democrats and Republicans Nowadays s Birthdays Golf Hall of Famer Raymond Floyd is Golf Hall of Famer Tom Watson is Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is Actor Khandi Alexander is Actor-comedian Damon Wayans Sr is Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza is DJ-musician-producer Mark Ronson is Actor Wes Bentley is Actor Max Greenfield is Singer-actor Beyonc is Actor-comedian Whitney Cummings is Actor-comedian Kyle Mooney TV Saturday Night Live is
