Volume 13 , Issue 38

This Day In History (September 18 & 19)

On September 18, 1947, the National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy and newly formed Air Force, went into effect. Go to Article

On this day, September 19, 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin. president Garfield breathed his last breathe at 10:35pm, putting an end to the long weeks of suffering he had endured. READ More HERE!

On This Date, September 18th . . .

• 1759 - The French surrendered Quebec to the British.
• 1793 - President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
• 1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain.
• 1850 - Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which allowed slaveowners to reclaim slaves who had escaped to other states.
• 1851 - The first edition of The New York Times was published.
• 1905 - Actress Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 1927 - The Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System (later CBS) debuted with a network of 16 radio stations.

On This Date, September 19 . . .

• 1777 - American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.
• 1911 - Sir William Golding, author of the novel "Lord of the Flies", was born. Following his death on June 19, 1993, his obituary appeared in The Times. Go to obituary
• 1934 - Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.
• 1955 - President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the military.
• 1957 - The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.

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