TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1759 - The French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.

1797 - Coal is officially discovered in New South Wales, Australia, providing the foundation for the establishment of Newcastle.

1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain.

1837 - Tiffany & Co. was founded in New York City.

1850 - The Fugitive Slave Act was declared by the U.S. Congress. The act allowed slave owners to claim slaves that had escaped into other states.

1876 - A sea monster is reported to have been seen in the Straits of Malacca.

1895 - Daniel Palmer, founder of chiropractic treatment, makes the first chiropractic adjustment on a patient.

1961 - UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld is killed in a plane crash.

1984 - The 39th session of the UN General Assembly was opened with an appeal to the US and Soviet Union to resume arms negotiations.

1991 - US President George H.W. Bush said that he would send warplanes to escort UN helicopters that were searching for hidden Iraqi weapons if it became necessary.

1994 - Haiti’s military leaders agreed to depart on October 15th. This action averted a U.S.-led invasion to force them out of power.

1997 - Media tycoon Ted Turner establishes the United Nations Foundation with a pledge of one billion dollars. Birthdays

Samuel Johnson 1709 John Diefenbacker (Canada) 1779

John George Diefenbaker 1895

Greta Garbo 1905 Eddie “Rochester” Anderson 1905

Ray Geiger 1910

Syd Howe 1911 Rossano Brazzi 1916

Jack Warden 1920 Harvey Haddix 1925 Phyllis Kirk 1926 Teddie King 1929 Robert Blake 1933 - Actor Fred Willard 1939 - Actor Frankie Avalon 1939 - Singer Lance Armstrong 1971 Cyclist

James Marsden 1973 - Actor