What Happened on Sep 18

The Battle of Bloody Brook

At the time of the Europeans' arrival, Deerfield was inhabited by the Pocumtuck nation, with a village by the same name. First settled by European... Read more

Articles Of Capitulation Of Quebec Are Signed

The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec were agreed upon between Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Roch de Ramezay, King's Lieutenant, Admiral Sir Charles... Read more

United States Congress Passes Fugitive Slave Act

The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850... Read more

New York Times Founded

The New York Times was founded on September 18, 1851, by journalist and politician Henry Jarvis Raymond, the second chairman of the Republican... Read more

Fourth Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Coles County Fairgrounds

Fourth Joint Debate at Charleston Mr. Lincoln’s Speech (September 18, 1858) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It will be very difficult for an... Read more

Sinking of the Ottoman Frigate Ertuğrul

After sailing in Asian waters for more than a year, a time filled with various mishaps and difficulties, the Ertugrul arrived in June of 1890 in... Read more

Booker T. Washington Delivers His "Atlanta Compromise" Speech

On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the opening of the Cotton States and International... Read more

Japanese Army Lands at Laoshan Bay

The 18th Infantry Division was the primary Japanese Army formation that took part in the initial landings, numbering 23,000 soldiers with support... Read more

Battle Of Epehy

The Battle of Épehy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army (under the command of General Henry... Read more

Mukden Incident

On the evening of September 18, 1931, an explosion occurred on the tracks of the South Manchurian Railroad north of the Chinese city of Mukden... Read more

Krupki Massacre

On September 18, 1941 the entire Jewish Ghetto, a community of 1,000 people were killed by the Nazis. The massacre was described in the diary of... Read more

Battle of Arnhem, Day 2

As the second day dawned the 9th SS Panzer Division continued to reinforce the German blocking line. Krafft's unit withdrew overnight and joined... Read more

George H.W. Bush is Honorably Discharged from the US Navy

Bush subsequently returned to San Jacinto in November 1944 and participated in operations in the Philippines until his squadron was replaced and... Read more

Goldfinger (film) is Released

Goldfinger (1964) is the third spy film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is... Read more

Black Sabbath Releases "Paranoid"

Paranoid is the second album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in September 1970 through Vertigo Records. The album consists... Read more

Jimi Hendrix Dies

Early on September 18, 1970, Jimi Hendrix died in London under circumstances which have never been fully explained. He had spent the later part of... Read more

Lance Armstrong is born

Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. At the age of 12, he began his sporting career as a... Read more

First Aircraft Test Flight through Operation Credible Sport

The test bed aircraft (74-2065) was ready for its first test flight on September 18, 1980, just three weeks after the project was initiated. The... Read more

Twisted Sister release Under the Blade

Under the Blade is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on Secret Records on September 18, 1982. (U.S.... Read more

Kiss releases Crazy Nights

Crazy Nights is the 14th album by American hard rock band Kiss. It was the fourth Kiss album in a row to achieve platinum status. The album peaked... Read more

Anthrax releases State of Euphoria

State of Euphoria is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released in September of 1988 by Megaforce... Read more

Coroner release No More Color

No More Color is Coroner's third album. It is the release where they started to truly 'progress', as the songs are still similar to their older,... Read more

"The Note" - Season 3 Episode 1 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Note" is the eighteenth episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the 1st episode of the show's third season. It aired on September 18,... Read more

"Husbands And Wives" Is Released

Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American film directed and written by Woody Allen. The films stars Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis,... Read more

MST3K Ep. 509 - "The Girl in Lovers Lane"

Drifters Bix Dugan and Danny become involved with life of a small town. Read more