WHAT HAPPENED ON 18. SEPTEMBER
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King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway. (18. September 1872)

Panic of 1873: The U.S. bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, triggering a series of bank failures. (18. September 1873)

The Pacific Stock Exchange opens. (18. September 1882)

Hull House, the United States' most influential settlement house, opens in Chicago. (18. September 1889)

Booker T. Washington delivers the "Atlanta Compromise" address. (18. September 1895)

Daniel David Palmer gives the first chiropractic adjustment. (18. September 1895)

Fashoda Incident – Lord Kitchener's ships reach Fashoda, Sudan. (18. September 1898)

A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong. (18. September 1906)

In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage. (18. September 1910)

Russian Premier Peter Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House. (18. September 1911)

The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I. (18. September 1914)

World War I: South African troops land in German South West Africa. (18. September 1914)

The Netherlands gives women the right to vote. (18. September 1919)

Fritz Pollard becomes the first African-American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros. (18. September 1919)

Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations. (18. September 1922)

The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air. (18. September 1927)

Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel. (18. September 1928)

The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria. (18. September 1931)

The USSR is admitted to the League of Nations. (18. September 1934)

World War II: Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania. (18. September 1939)

   
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