SEPTEMBER 18 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for September 18
George Read (1733-1798) - Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Johnny Mantz (1918-1972) - Auto racer and winner of the first 500-mile race in NASCAR history.
Frankie Avalon (1940-Still Living) - Teen idol and singer of Venus and Beauty School Dropout.
Ben Carson (1951-Still Living) - Neurosurgeon who lead a team surgeons in the first-known successful separation of conjoined twins (back of the head).
James Gandolfini (1961-2013) - Actor fondly remembered for his award-winning role as of Tony Soprano in The Sopranos.
Barrett Comiskey (1975-Still Living) - Inventor of E Ink (better ability to read ebooks).
Memorable Events for September 18
1769 - John Harris builds the first spinet piano.
1793 - President Washington lays the first cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
1837 - Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young open Tiffany and Young (later Tiffany and Co.) in NY City.
1850 - Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, requiring slaves be returned to their owners.
1851 - The New-York Daily Times newspaper (later The New York Times) is published for the first time.
1895 - Spiritualist Daniel Palmer gives the first chiropractic adjustment as an alternative medical treatment.
1927 - The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) goes on the air.
1947 - The CIA officially comes into existence, two months after President Truman established the office.
1947 - The Department of Defense begins operation.
1964 - The The Addams Family premiers.
1984 - Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.