Events of September 18 in history By The Associated Press 1759 The French surrendered Quebec to the British. 1793 President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol. 1810 Chile declared its independence from Spain. 1850 Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which allowed slaveowners to reclaim slaves who had escaped to other states. 1851 The first edition of The New York Times was published. 1905 Actress Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm, Sweden. 1927 The Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System (later CBS) debuted with a network of 16 radio stations. 1947 The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy and newly formed Air Force into a national military establishment, went into effect. 1970 Rock musician Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose at age 27. 1975 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. 1997 Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse agreed to merge to create the worlds biggest accounting firm. 2009 Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in defiance of Irans Islamic leadership, clashing with police and confronting state-run anti-Israel rallies.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:50:00 +0000
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