53 Trajan was born into a non-patrician family in the city of Italica (close to modern Seville), on September 18, 53. He distinguished himself during the reign of Emperor Domitian. When serving as a general in the Roman army along the German frontier, he successfully put down the revolt of Antonius Saturninus in 89. Trajan was Roman emperor from 98 to 117 and under his rule the Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.
1322 Edward II of England fathered an illegitimate son, Adam FitzRoy, who accompanied his father in the Scottish campaigns of 1312, and who died shortly after on September 18, 1322. Adam was buried at Tynemouth Priory twelve days later; his father paid for a silk cloth with gold thread to be placed over his body.
1709 English lexicographer Samuel Johnson was born on September 18, 1709 in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Young Samuel was an avid reader with a photographic memory and a nervous tic. He grew into a nervous, twitchy youth. Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1755 was the first work to try to include all English words with definitions and examples. It was the leading dictionary until the Oxford English Dictionary appeared 173 years later.
1759 During the Seven Years' War, the British under General Wolfe attacked New France when he made a surprise night landing above the town of Quebec City. The garrison in Quebec surrendered on September 18, 1759, and by the next year New France had been conquered by the British after the attack on Montreal, which had refused to acknowledge the fall of Canada.
1810 Napoleon's enthronement of his brother Joseph as the Spanish King precipitated Chile's drive for independence from Spain. A national junta was formed on September 18, 1810 proclaiming Chile an autonomous republic within the Spanish monarchy. The first step towards independence from Spain, in memory of this Chile celebrates its National Day on September 18th each year.
1811 Napoleon created the first military unit of firefighters on September 18, 1811 as a result of a lackluster response during a fire at the Austrian Embassy. Their members were the sappers of the Imperial Guard in charge of preventing and fighting fires in the Imperial Palaces in Paris. Today the Paris Fire Brigade is part of the French Army. They serve Paris and the surrounding area of 7 million people.
1851 The New York Times was founded as the New-York Daily Times on September 18, 1851, by journalist and politician Henry Jarvis Raymond and former banker George Jones. It originally sold for a penny (equivalent to 28 cents today). The newspaper shortened its name to The New-York Times in 1857 and dropped the hyphen in the city name in the 1890s.
1879 The Blackpool Illuminations in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time on September 18, 1879. They were described as 'Artificial sunshine', and consisted of just eight arc lamps which lit up the Promenade. Today, the Blackpool Illuminations are held each autumn. Dubbed as "the greatest free light show on earth", they are 6 miles (10 km) long and use over one million bulbs.
1902 P. G. Wodehouse was one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His first novel was a school story called The Pothunters, serialized incomplete in Public School Magazine in early 1902, and issued in full in hardback on September 18, 1902. Kaiser Wilhelm II read P.G. Wodehouse aloud to his entourage, glaring at them when they failed to laugh.
1905 The film actress Greta Garbo was born Greta Gustafson in Stockholm, Sweden on September 18, 1905. She studied at the Royal School of Dramatic Art in her native city, while working as a fashion model. Garbo became a star in Sweden when Mauritz Stiller cast her in the 1924 silent movie The Atonement of Gösta Berling.
1945 Blues guitarist Blind Willie Johnson was blinded as a boy, abused by his father, and died penniless from disease on September 18, 1945 after sleeping bundled in wet newspaper in a burnt down house. A revival of interest in Johnson's music began in the 1960s, following his inclusion on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Carl Sagan preserved his legacy by selecting one of his songs, "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground," for the Voyager Golden Record in 1977.
1960 The first Paralympics was inaugurated at the Olympic Games, in Rome between September 18-25, 1960. 400 athletes competed in the "Parallel Olympics", which became known as the first Paralympics. The Games were initially open only to athletes in wheelchairs; at the 1976 Summer Games in Toronto, Canada, athletes with different disabilities were included for the first time at a Summer Paralympics.
1970 Rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix was found dead in his girlfriend's apartment in the Samarkand Hotel, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, London on September 18, 1970. He had taken nine pills of the barbiturate vesperax, and that along with the alcohol he had consumed, caused a fatal overdose.
1988 On September 18, 1988 Kuwait lifted its 21-year ban on the sale of Coca Cola. The company had been blacklisted because it had a bottling plant in Israel. Coca-Cola quickly regained its market share in Kuwait, and it remains one of the most popular soft drinks in the country today. The lifting of the ban was also seen as a sign of improving relations between Kuwait and the United States.
2001 The 2001 anthrax attacks occurred within the United States beginning with five letters containing anthrax spores mailed to various media outlets on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 attacks. Over the course of several weeks a number of other letters were mailed killing 5 people and infecting 17 others. A reward for information totaling $2.5 million was offered by the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and ADVO, Inc.
2009 The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ended on September 18, 2009 as its final episode was broadcast. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in American history.
2014 On September 18, 2014 the Scottish people voted in a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. Ultimately, the majority of Scottish voters chose to remain part of the United Kingdom, with approximately 55% voting "No" to independence, while around 45% voted "Yes."
2015 On September 18, 2015 Japan's upper chamber of Parliament approved legislation allowing use of Japanese military forces outside Japan for the first time since World War II. The government said that the changes in defense policy were vital to meet new military challenges such as those posed from a rising China.
324 Twelve years after winning control of the entire Roman Western Empire, Constantine the Great emerged victorious in a series of civil wars against the emperors Maxentius and Licinius. After the Battle of Chrysopolis, which was fought on September 18, 324 at Chrysopolis (modern Üsküdar, Turkey), between Constantine and Licinius, he became sole ruler of both the West and Eastern Roman Empires.
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| Constantine the Great |
1322 Edward II of England fathered an illegitimate son, Adam FitzRoy, who accompanied his father in the Scottish campaigns of 1312, and who died shortly after on September 18, 1322. Adam was buried at Tynemouth Priory twelve days later; his father paid for a silk cloth with gold thread to be placed over his body.
1709 English lexicographer Samuel Johnson was born on September 18, 1709 in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Young Samuel was an avid reader with a photographic memory and a nervous tic. He grew into a nervous, twitchy youth. Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1755 was the first work to try to include all English words with definitions and examples. It was the leading dictionary until the Oxford English Dictionary appeared 173 years later.
1759 During the Seven Years' War, the British under General Wolfe attacked New France when he made a surprise night landing above the town of Quebec City. The garrison in Quebec surrendered on September 18, 1759, and by the next year New France had been conquered by the British after the attack on Montreal, which had refused to acknowledge the fall of Canada.
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| Drawing by a soldier of Wolfe's army depicting the easy climbing of soldiers |
1793 The first cornerstone of the Capitol building was laid by George Washington during the construction of Washington D.C. on September 18, 1793. Though the Senate wing building was incomplete, the Capitol held its first session of the United States Congress with both chambers in session in November 1800.
1810 Napoleon's enthronement of his brother Joseph as the Spanish King precipitated Chile's drive for independence from Spain. A national junta was formed on September 18, 1810 proclaiming Chile an autonomous republic within the Spanish monarchy. The first step towards independence from Spain, in memory of this Chile celebrates its National Day on September 18th each year.
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| Opening session of the first Junta |
1811 Napoleon created the first military unit of firefighters on September 18, 1811 as a result of a lackluster response during a fire at the Austrian Embassy. Their members were the sappers of the Imperial Guard in charge of preventing and fighting fires in the Imperial Palaces in Paris. Today the Paris Fire Brigade is part of the French Army. They serve Paris and the surrounding area of 7 million people.
1851 The New York Times was founded as the New-York Daily Times on September 18, 1851, by journalist and politician Henry Jarvis Raymond and former banker George Jones. It originally sold for a penny (equivalent to 28 cents today). The newspaper shortened its name to The New-York Times in 1857 and dropped the hyphen in the city name in the 1890s.
1879 The Blackpool Illuminations in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time on September 18, 1879. They were described as 'Artificial sunshine', and consisted of just eight arc lamps which lit up the Promenade. Today, the Blackpool Illuminations are held each autumn. Dubbed as "the greatest free light show on earth", they are 6 miles (10 km) long and use over one million bulbs.
1902 P. G. Wodehouse was one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His first novel was a school story called The Pothunters, serialized incomplete in Public School Magazine in early 1902, and issued in full in hardback on September 18, 1902. Kaiser Wilhelm II read P.G. Wodehouse aloud to his entourage, glaring at them when they failed to laugh.
1905 The film actress Greta Garbo was born Greta Gustafson in Stockholm, Sweden on September 18, 1905. She studied at the Royal School of Dramatic Art in her native city, while working as a fashion model. Garbo became a star in Sweden when Mauritz Stiller cast her in the 1924 silent movie The Atonement of Gösta Berling.
1945 Blues guitarist Blind Willie Johnson was blinded as a boy, abused by his father, and died penniless from disease on September 18, 1945 after sleeping bundled in wet newspaper in a burnt down house. A revival of interest in Johnson's music began in the 1960s, following his inclusion on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Carl Sagan preserved his legacy by selecting one of his songs, "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground," for the Voyager Golden Record in 1977.
1960 The first Paralympics was inaugurated at the Olympic Games, in Rome between September 18-25, 1960. 400 athletes competed in the "Parallel Olympics", which became known as the first Paralympics. The Games were initially open only to athletes in wheelchairs; at the 1976 Summer Games in Toronto, Canada, athletes with different disabilities were included for the first time at a Summer Paralympics.
1970 Rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix was found dead in his girlfriend's apartment in the Samarkand Hotel, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, London on September 18, 1970. He had taken nine pills of the barbiturate vesperax, and that along with the alcohol he had consumed, caused a fatal overdose.
1971 The cyclist Lance Armstrong was born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971, at Methodist Hospital in Plano, Texas. He was named after Lance Rentzel, a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver. Armstrong won the Tour De France a record seven consecutive times between 1999-2005. but was banned from cycling competitions for life in 2012 for using and distributing performance-enhancing drugs.
1988 On September 18, 1988 Kuwait lifted its 21-year ban on the sale of Coca Cola. The company had been blacklisted because it had a bottling plant in Israel. Coca-Cola quickly regained its market share in Kuwait, and it remains one of the most popular soft drinks in the country today. The lifting of the ban was also seen as a sign of improving relations between Kuwait and the United States.
2001 The 2001 anthrax attacks occurred within the United States beginning with five letters containing anthrax spores mailed to various media outlets on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 attacks. Over the course of several weeks a number of other letters were mailed killing 5 people and infecting 17 others. A reward for information totaling $2.5 million was offered by the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and ADVO, Inc.
2009 The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ended on September 18, 2009 as its final episode was broadcast. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in American history.
2014 On September 18, 2014 the Scottish people voted in a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. Ultimately, the majority of Scottish voters chose to remain part of the United Kingdom, with approximately 55% voting "No" to independence, while around 45% voted "Yes."
2015 On September 18, 2015 Japan's upper chamber of Parliament approved legislation allowing use of Japanese military forces outside Japan for the first time since World War II. The government said that the changes in defense policy were vital to meet new military challenges such as those posed from a rising China.
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