Today:
476 AD: The Western Roman Empire falls as Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed by Odoacer.
626: Li Shimin (later Emperor Taizong) defeats his rivals and consolidates power during the Tang Dynasty in China.
1666: The Great Fire of London, which started on September 2, is brought under control, but continues to smolder for days.
1781: Los Angeles is founded by a group of 44 Spanish settlers as “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula.”
1812: During the War of 1812, the siege of Fort Harrison in Indiana begins.
1833: The First newsboy strike in New York City, led by child workers, protesting low wages.
1886: Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to U.S. General Nelson A. Miles in Arizona, marking the end of the Apache Wars.
1888: George Eastman registers the trademark “Kodak” and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
1951: The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in the United States, featuring a speech by President Harry Truman.
1998: Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they are Ph.D. students at Stanford University.