This Day, That Year – September 4

George Eastman received a patented for the first successful roll film hand camera, the Kodak, on this day in 1888.

Did you know that:

• Lewis H. Latimer, an American inventor who worked for Thomas Edison and invented an electric lamp, was born on this day in 1848
• Thomas Edison publicly presented a complete system of commercial electric lighting and power at the Pearl Street station on this day in 1882
• Beyoncé is an American singer, songwriter, and actress born on this day in 1981