History of September 18

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History of September 18

1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage
Christopher-Columbus-lands-at-Costa-Rica

1679 – New Hampshire becomes a county in Massachusetts Bay Colony
New-Hampshire-becomes-a-county

1709 – The creator of the first dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson, was born in England.1769 – It was reported, by the Boston Gazette, that the first piano had been built in North America.
The-creator-of-the-first-dictionary

1755 – Fort Ticonderoga, New York opens
Fort-Ticonderoga-New-York-opens

1793 – US President George Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building
US-President-George-Washington

1809 – Royal Opera House in London opens
Royal-Opera-House-in-London-opens

1837 – Tiffany & Co. was founded in New York City.
Tiffany-Co-was-founded

1851 – New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy)
New-York-Times-starts-publishing

1885 – Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination.

1888 – Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure “Sign of Four”
Start-of-Sherlock-Holmes-adventure

1911 – Britain’s 1st twin-engine airplane (Short S.39) test flown

1964 – “The Addams Family”, starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy, and Jackie Coogan, premieres on ABC
The-Addams-Family

1990 – 500 lb 6′ Hershey Kiss is displayed at 1 Times Square, NYC
500-lb-6-Hershey-Kiss-is-displayed

1991 – Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) lands
Space-shuttle-STS-48

1998 – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is formed.

1998 – The FDA approved a once-a-day easier-to-swallow medication for AIDS patients.
The-FDA-approved-a-once-a-day-easier

2001 – First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
First-mailing-of-anthrax-letters

2009 – The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast.
The-72-year-run-of-the-soap-opera

2012 – 26 people are killed in a fire in a Pemex gas facility in Reynosa, Mexico
26-people-are-killed-in-a-fire-in-a-Pemex

2012 – World’s first mother-to-daughter uterus transplant undertaken at the University of Gothenburg
Worlds-first-mother-to-daughter

2014 – Scotland votes ‘NO’ in a referendum deciding whether or not to stay with the United Kingdom

2014 – Emma Watson delivers an address to a standing ovation at UN Headquarters in New York City, helping launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate for gender equality
Emma-Watson-delivers-an-address

By: Archa Dave

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