Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2022. There are 118 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 4, 2016, 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.” On this date: In 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve. In 1862, during the Civil War, Confederate forces led by Gen. Robert E. Lee began invading Maryland. In 1888, George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film box camera, and registered his trademark: “Kodak.” In 1944, during World War II, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium. In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used Arkansas National Guardsmen to prevent nine Black students from entering all-white Central High School in Little...
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