TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

On this day in history: 1709 - The creator of the first dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson, was born in England.

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

1759 - The French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.

1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain. 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 15. This action averted a US-led invasion to force them out of power. 1997 - Ted Turner, US Media magnate, announced that over the next 10 years he would give $1 billion to the United Nations.

1998 - The US House Judiciary Committee voted to release to videotape of President Clinton’s grand jury testimony from August 17.

1998 - The FDA approved a once-a-day easier-to-swallow medication for AIDS patients.

2003 - Robert Duvall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.