Top Social News Stories
September 18 2008
- Reddit: TIME Reports On John McCain's Spain Gaffe (850 Score)
- Digg: Palin's Email Account Hacked (PHOTOS) (5978 Diggs)
- Propeller: Barbra Streisand warns John McCain: Women are not that stupid! (9.5 Prop Score)
- Fark: What is John McCain thinking in this picture? (19913 Clicks)
- VideoSift: CNN Fact-Slaps McCain/Palin (111 Sifts)
- YouTube: "Plan for Change" Ad (186,905 Views)
September 18 Historical Events
The 2000s
- 2004: Pop singer Britney Spears marries dancer Kevin Federline in his backyard in Studio City, California. The couple would later divorce in 2007.
The 1960s
- 1961: Dag Hammarskjold the 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations dies in a plane crash in Rhodesia, Africa
The 1800s
- 1851: The first edition of The New York Times was published.
- 1850: The Fugitive Slave Act is passed by Congress, the law would allow slave owners to reclaim their slaves if they escaped to other States.
The 1700s
- 1793: George Washington himself laid the cornerstone to what would become the U.S. Capitol Building home of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives which make up the legislative branche of the American government.
September 18 Historical Information
- Wikipedia: Today in History Entry
- Library of Congress: This Day in History
- The New York Times: Today in History News Archive
- BBC News: Historical Archive
- CBC News: Today in Canada Archive
- History.com: This Day in History
September 18 in Sports
- TodayInSportsHistory.com: Today in Sports History
- National Pastime: Today in Baseball History
September 18 Historical Articles
- New York Times: Image of the 1st Edition of the New York Times (September 18, 1851)