Today in History – Sept. 18 – Great Fire Of Moscow Burns Out After 5 Days

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

1812 Great Fire of Moscow burns out after 5 days, 75% of the city destroyed and 12,000 killed

1873 Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St, the start of the panic of 1873 and the Long depression

1914 Irish Home Rule bill receives Royal assent

1931 To create a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China, a railway explosion is faked by the Japanese

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

1976 Mao Zedong’s funeral takes place in Beijing

Today in Film & TV
1951 “A Streetcar Named Desire”, directed by Elia Kazan and based on Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play of the same name, starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, is released

Today in Music
1809 Royal Opera House in London opens

Today in Sport
1965 Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game

Do you know this fact about today? Did You Know?
US President George Washington lays the cornerstone of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
Government of Uttar Pradesh, India, confirms 2.3 million people applied for 238 menial office jobs