Major Events
- 1811 A British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, part of the Dutch East Indies, and Stamford Raffles is appointed Lieutenant-Governor
- 1812 Great Fire of Moscow burns out after five days, destroys 75% of the city and kills 12,000 people
- 1873 Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall Street and the start of the Panic of 1873 and the Long Depression
- 1914 Irish Home Rule Bill receives Royal Assent
- 1931 Mukden Incident: To create a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China, the Japanese detonate a small quantity of dynamite close to a railway line owned by Japan’s South Manchuria Railway
- 1947 Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into existence after being established by President Truman in July
- 1976 Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong‘s funeral takes place in Beijing, China
Sep 18 in Film & TV
Sep 18 in Music
- 1809 The Royal Opera House opens in London
Sep 18 in Sport
- 1965 “Mickey Mantle Day” takes place at Yankee Stadium to honor Micky Mantle’s 2,000th game
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