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What Happened On September 18

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1862: The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day. 1879: The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time. 1875: The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas. 1870: Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured). 1850: The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters. 1796: War of the First Coalition: General Franz Petrasch's Austrian and Imperial troops stormed the French-held bridgehead over the Rhine river. 1898: The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France. 1867: The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large majority for the Anti-Confederation Party, led by William Annand, who becomes Premier. 1837: Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium". 1810: First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.

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1862 First ever
The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1879 First ever
The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1875 Oddly true
The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1870 First ever
Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1850 Oddly true
The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1796 First ever
War of the First Coalition: General Franz Petrasch's Austrian and Imperial troops stormed the French-held bridgehead over the Rhine river.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1898 Oddly true
The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1867 First ever
The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large majority for the Anti-Confederation Party, led by William Annand, who becomes Premier.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1837 First ever
Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1810 First ever
First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2016The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers. Wikipedia →
2015Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar. Wikipedia →
2014Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%. Wikipedia →
2013A VIA Rail train crashes into a double-decker bus at a train station in Ottawa, Canada, killing six people and injuring 35 others. Wikipedia →
2011The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet. Wikipedia →
2007Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution. Wikipedia →
2001First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks. Wikipedia →
1997The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted. Wikipedia →
1990Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations. Wikipedia →
1989An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled. Wikipedia →
1988The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end. Wikipedia →
1988General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril. Wikipedia →
1988The Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rectors of 388 institutions of higher learning, to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the University of Bologna. Wikipedia →
1980A fuel leak from a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile at a USAF base near Damascus, Arkansas, results in an explosion in a missile silo, killing one person and injuring 21 others. Wikipedia →
1974Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people. Wikipedia →
1964The wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark takes place in Athens. Wikipedia →
1964The first television adaptation of Charles Addams's "The Addams Family" premieres on ABC Television. Wikipedia →
1962Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations. Wikipedia →
1962Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people. Wikipedia →
1961United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikipedia →
1954Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin. Wikipedia →
1950Korean War: U.S. Eighth Army and United Nations forces break out of the Pusan Perimeter in southeast Korea. Wikipedia →
1950TV Tupi Difusora, the first television station to broadcast in Brazil, begins transmissions on Channel 3 in São Paulo. Wikipedia →
1948Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad. Wikipedia →
1948Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term. Wikipedia →
1947The National Security Act reorganizes the United States government's military and intelligence services. Wikipedia →
1945General Douglas MacArthur moves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: Operation Market Garden results in the liberation of Eindhoven. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: The Battle of Arracourt begins. Wikipedia →
1943World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews. Wikipedia →
1941World War II: The Soviet Union introduces conscription for all males between the ages of 16 and 50.
1939World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania. Wikipedia →
1939World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda. Wikipedia →
1934The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations. Wikipedia →
1932The body of actress Peg Entwistle is discovered by police, two days after her suicide by jumping off of the Hollywoodland sign. Wikipedia →
1931Imperial Japan instigates the Mukden incident as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria. Wikipedia →
1928Juan de la Cierva makes the first Autogyro crossing of the English Channel. Wikipedia →
1927The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air. Wikipedia →
1926A hurricane devastates Miami, Florida, killing 372 people. Wikipedia →
1924The U.S. ends its military occupation of the Dominican Republic, after invading in May 1916 to force the Dominican government to pay its debts to European creditors. Wikipedia →
1922The Kingdom of Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations. Wikipedia →
1921Rif War: In Ajdir, Spanish Morocco, a secessionist group of Berbers led by Abd el-Krim proclaim the Republic of the Rif, in rebellion against the Sultan of Morocco and the Spanish Army. French and Spanish forces suppress the Republic by May 1926. Wikipedia →
1919Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros. Wikipedia →
1919In the Netherlands, a law granting full voting rights to women is granted royal assent by Queen Wilhelmina. Wikipedia →
1915The Saturday Evening Post publishes the short story "Extricating Young Gussie" by P.G. Wodehouse, featuring the first appearance of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. Wikipedia →
1914The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I. Wikipedia →
1910In Washington, D.C., George Owen Squier demonstrated the first system to allow multiplexing of telephone transmissions, sending a message between two laboratories of the U.S. Signal Corps. Wikipedia →
1906The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people. Wikipedia →
1898The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France. Wikipedia →
1885Five Chinese people were lynched outside of Pierce City in the Idaho Territory of the United States. Wikipedia →
1882The Pacific Stock Exchange opens. Wikipedia →
1873The U.S. bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873. Wikipedia →
1870During an expedition to the Wyoming Territory, Henry D. Washburn observes and names the Old Faithful Geyser. Wikipedia →
1867The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large majority for the Anti-Confederation Party, led by William Annand, who becomes Premier. Wikipedia →
1867The fourth and current State Constitution of Maryland is ratified by voters. Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia. Wikipedia →
1863American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga begins between Confederate and Union forces. It involves the second highest amount of casualties for any American Civil War battle apart from Gettysburg. Wikipedia →
1862The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day. Wikipedia →
1860Second Opium War: Battle of Zhangjiawan: Now heading towards Beijing after having recently occupied Tianjin, the allied Anglo-French force engages and defeats a larger Qing Chinese army at Zhangjiawan. Wikipedia →
1860Wars of Italian Unification: Battle of Castelfidardo: Royal Sardinian Army defeats forces of the Papal States, resulting in the conquest of Umbria and Marche by the Kingdom of Italy. Wikipedia →
1850The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Wikipedia →
1838The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden. Wikipedia →
1837Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium". Wikipedia →
1810First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such. Wikipedia →
1809The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, opens. Wikipedia →
1759French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed. Wikipedia →
1739The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia →
1618The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins. Wikipedia →
1544The expedition of Juan Bautista Pastene makes landfall in San Pedro Bay, southern Chile, claiming the territory for Spain. Wikipedia →
1454Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights. Wikipedia →
1180Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen. Wikipedia →
1066Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England. Wikipedia →
1048Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army. Wikipedia →
324Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire. Wikipedia →
96Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor. Wikipedia →

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