September 18: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com

September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). There are 104 days remaining.

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1 Events

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Holidays

Events

96 - Nerva elevated as Roman Emperor
1454 - In battle of Chojnice, Polish army is defeated by Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War
1739 - Treaty of Belgrade signed, ceding Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire
1759 - British capture Quebec City
1810 - First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only in the absence of the king, it was in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and it is commemorated as such.
1850 - United States Congress passes Fugitive Slave Act[?]
1851 - New York Times begins publishing
1873 - The Panic of 1873 begins
1895 - Daniel David Palmer makes the first chiropractic adjustment
1914 - The Battle of Aisne[?] ends
1927 - Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air
1928 - Mickey Mouse premieres in Steamboat Willie
1942 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation authorized
1943 - The Jews of Minsk are massacred at Sobibor
1947 - The United States Department of Defense begins operation (formerly known as National Military Establishment).
1975 - Patty Hearst arrested after a year on the FBI Most Wanted List[?]
1985 - Steve Jobs resigns from Apple Computer
1997 - Ted Turner donates $1 billion to the United Nations
1998 - ICANN is formed