This Day in California History (September 4) Calwire Archives By Calwire Archives Share: Follow CALWIRE: 1781 — Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.1951 — The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.1977 — The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.1998 — Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.2002 — The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.
