DAILY ALMANAC
Today is Saturday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2021. There are 104 days left in the year.
On this date:
A.D. 14: the Roman Senate officially confirmed Tiberius as the second emperor of the Roman Empire, succeeding the late Augustus.
1850: Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created a force of federal commissioners charged with returning escaped slaves to their owners.
1851: The first edition of The New York Times was published.
1927: The Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System (later CBS) made its on-air debut with a basic network of 16 radio stations.
1947: The National Security Act, which created a National Military Establishment and the position of Secretary of Defense, went into effect.
1961: United Nations Secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia.
1970: Rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27.
1975: Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
1990: The organized crime drama “Goodfellas,” directed by Martin Scorsese, had its U.S. premiere in New York.
2001: A week after the Sept. 11 attack, President George W. Bush said he hoped to “rally the world” in the battle against terrorism and predicted that all “people who love freedom” would join. Letters postmarked Trenton, N.J., that later tested positive for anthrax were sent to the New York Post and NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw.
2010: Despite Taliban rocket strikes and bombings, Afghans voted for a new parliament in the first election since a fraud-marred ballot cast doubt on the legitimacy of the embattled government.
2014: Voters in Scotland rejected independence, opting to remain part of the United Kingdom in a historic referendum. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews, Scotland, ended years of male-only exclusivity as its members voted overwhelmingly in favor of inviting women to join.
Actor Robert Blake is 88. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 83. Singer-actor Frankie Avalon is 81. Actor Beth Grant (“The Mindy Project”) is 72. Actor Anna Deavere Smith (“The West Wing”) is 71. Director Mark Romanek is 62. Actor Holly Robinson Peete (“Hangin’ With
Mr. Cooper”) is 57. Singer Ricky Bell of Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition is 54. Actor and talk show host Aisha Tyler is 51. Actor Jada Pinkett Smith is 50. Actor James Marsden (“The Notebook”) is 48. Actor Travis Schuldt
(“Scrubs”) is 47. Rapper Xzibit is 47. Actor Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) is 46. Actor Sophina Brown (“Numb3rs”) is 45. Actor Barrett Foa
(“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 44. TV personality Sara Haines (“GMA3: Strahan, Sara and Keke,” “The View”) is 44. Actor-comedian Billy Eichner (“American Horror Story”) is 43. Actors Taylor and Brandon Porter (“Party of Five”) are 28. Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger
(“Midnight Sun”) is 28. Country singer Tae Dye of Maddie and Tae is 26.