September 18

What happened on September 18 in history

7 events fall on September 18, from 1502 to 1970. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on September 18

  1. 1502

    Columbus reaches Costa Rica

    The fourth voyage makes landfall on the Central American coast.

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  2. 1793

    The Capitol cornerstone

    Washington lays the first stone of the United States Capitol.

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  3. 1810

    Chile begins its independence

    A junta in Santiago takes power in the name of the deposed Spanish king.

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  4. 1851

    The New York Times first appears

    The paper sells for a cent.

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  5. 1947

    The CIA is established

    The National Security Act creates the agency.

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  6. 1961

    Hammarskjold is killed

    The UN secretary-general dies in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia.

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  7. 1970

    Jimi Hendrix dies

    The guitarist dies in London at twenty-seven.

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