On this day... September 4

On this day...

September 4 1260 – Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: SienaGhibellines defeated the Florence Guelphs at theBattle of Montaperti thanks to an act of treachery, which was immortalised in Dante's Divine Comedy. 1774 – British explorer James Cook became the first European to sight the island of New Caledonia. 1888 – American inventor George Eastman (pictured) registered the trademark "Kodak" after receiving a patent for his roll film camera. 1964 – The Forth Road Bridge crossing the Firth of Forth in Scotland opened to traffic. 1984 – The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Mulroneywon the largest majority government by total number of seats in Canadian history during the federal election.