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Old 09-17-2009, 07:29 PM
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September 18th
1709 ~ Birthday of Samuel Johnson, Essayist & Critic.

1733 ~ Birthday of George Read, signer of the American Declaration of Independence.

1759 ~ The British capture Quebec City.

1819 ~ Birthday of Leon Foucault, Physicist.

1927 ~ Columbia Broadcasting System went on the air.

1947 ~ The U.S. Air Force became an independent service.

1961 ~ Death of Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN.

1970 ~ Death of Jimi Hendrix, Rock Musician.

1971 ~ Birthday of Lance Armstrong, Cyclist Extraordinaire.

1998 ~ ICANN was formed.
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