Which event does this 1886 photograph show?

Geronimo surrenders, ending the last major Native American armed resistance (1886). After years evading thousands of US and Mexican troops with only a few dozen followers, the Apache leader Geronimo surrendered in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona. He spent the rest of his life a prisoner of war.

Which event does this 1972 photograph show?

Mark Spitz wins a seventh gold medal at a single Olympics (1972). Spitz finished the Munich Games with seven golds and seven world records, a haul no swimmer matched until Michael Phelps in 2008. Days later the Games were overshadowed by the massacre of Israeli athletes.

Which event does this 1882 photograph show?

The first commercial central power station starts supplying electricity (1882). Edison threw the switch at Pearl Street Station in Manhattan, lighting a few hundred lamps for 82 customers. It was the first central station in the world to sell electricity to the public. (Pictured: one of its Jumbo dynamos.)

Which event does this 1957 photograph show?

Nine Black students are blocked from entering an all-white high school (1957). The Arkansas governor sent the National Guard to stop nine Black students entering Central High School in Little Rock. President Eisenhower eventually deployed federal troops to escort them in.

Which event does this 1888 photograph show?

A patent is granted for the camera that put photography in ordinary hands (1888). George Eastman patented the first Kodak: a simple box pre-loaded with roll film for a hundred exposures. You posted the whole camera back to the factory, and it returned with prints and fresh film.

What happened on September 4? Geronimo, Mark Spitz and 3 more

What happened on September 4

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History · 1886

Geronimo surrenders, ending the last major Native American armed resistance

After years evading thousands of US and Mexican troops with only a few dozen followers, the Apache leader Geronimo surrendered in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona. He spent the rest of his life a prisoner of war.
Sports · 1972

Mark Spitz wins a seventh gold medal at a single Olympics

Spitz finished the Munich Games with seven golds and seven world records, a haul no swimmer matched until Michael Phelps in 2008. Days later the Games were overshadowed by the massacre of Israeli athletes.
Technology · 1882

The first commercial central power station starts supplying electricity

Edison threw the switch at Pearl Street Station in Manhattan, lighting a few hundred lamps for 82 customers. It was the first central station in the world to sell electricity to the public. (Pictured: one of its Jumbo dynamos.)
Civil Rights · 1957

Nine Black students are blocked from entering an all-white high school

The Arkansas governor sent the National Guard to stop nine Black students entering Central High School in Little Rock. President Eisenhower eventually deployed federal troops to escort them in.
Invention · 1888

A patent is granted for the camera that put photography in ordinary hands

George Eastman patented the first Kodak: a simple box pre-loaded with roll film for a hundred exposures. You posted the whole camera back to the factory, and it returned with prints and fresh film.