September 18 - The Day in History

September 18 : General Interest 1793: Capitol cornerstone is laid On this day in 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building, the home of the legislative branch of American government... read more American Revolution 1776 : Washington reports to Congress on Battle of Harlem Heights http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-reports-to-congress-on-battle-of-harlem-heights Automotive 1981 : Canada mall sets parking-lot record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/canada-mall-sets-parking-lot-record Civil War 1862 : McClellan lets Lee retreat from Antietam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcclellan-lets-lee-retreat-from-antietam Cold War 1960 : Castro arrives in New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/castro-arrives-in-new-york Crime 1959 : A serial killer is executed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-is-executed Disaster 1987 : Accidental poisoning in Brazil http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/accidental-poisoning-in-brazil General Interest 1634 : Anne Hutchinson arrives in the New World http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anne-hutchinson-arrives-in-the-new-world 1961 : Hammarskjold dies in plane crash http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hammarskjold-dies-in-plane-crash 1975 : Patty Hearst captured http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patty-hearst-captured Hollywood 1974 : Doris Day wins lawsuit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doris-day-wins-lawsuit Literary 1917 : Aldous Huxley is hired at Eton http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aldous-huxley-is-hired-at-eton Music 1961 : Bobby Vee earns a #1 hit with "Take Good Care Of My Baby" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-vee-earns-a-1-hit-with-quottake-good-care-of-my-babyquot Old West 1846 : The struggling Donner Party sends ahead to California for food http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-struggling-donner-party-sends-ahead-to-california-for-food Presidential 1973 : Carter files report on UFO sighting http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-files-report-on-ufo-sighting Sports 1996 : Clemens strikes out 20, again http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clemens-strikes-out-20-again Vietnam War 1964 : North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-army-begins-infiltration 1969 : "March Against Death" to be held in Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-against-death-to-be-held-in-washington World War I 1918 : Battle of Epehy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-epehy World War II 1945 : MacArthur in Tokyo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-in-tokyo

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