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Sept 18

1793 US President George Washington lays the cornerstone of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

1809 The Royal Opera House opens in London

1811 British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, then part of the Dutch East Indies. Stamford Raffles is appointed lieutenant-governor.

1812 Great Fire of Moscow burns out after five days, destroys 75% of the city and kills 12,000 people

1837 Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young co-found a "stationery and fancy goods emporium" in New York City, renamed in 1853 as "Tiffany & Co."

1873 Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall Street and the start of the Panic of 1873 and the Long Depression 

1879 Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display "Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity.

https://www.onthisday.com/articles/arc-lamps-light-the-way-to-world-beating-display

1914 Irish Home Rule Bill receives Royal Assent 

1931 Mukden Incident: To create a pretext for the invasion of Chinese Manchuria, Japanese forces detonate a small quantity of dynamite near a railway line owned by Japan's South Manchuria Railway 

1947 Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into existence after being established by President Truman in July 

1951 "A Streetcar Named Desire," a film directed by Elia Kazan and based on Tennessee Williams' 1947 play of the same name, starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, premieres at the Warner Theatre, NYC

1965 Mickey Mantle Day takes place at Yankee Stadium to honor Mickey Mantle's 2,000th game

1976 Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong's funeral takes place in Beijing, China

For a full list of Historical Events on September 18

https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/18