CoM Moderators Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1850 - US Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as part of Compromise of 18501914 - Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I1947 - US Department of Defense 1st day of operation1951 - "The Day the Earth Stood Still", science fiction film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Michael Rennie, opens1980 - Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station1981 - Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.1983 - Action series "Hardcastle and McCormick" premieres on ABC in the US1984 - Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place)1986 - David Boon's 3rd Test cricket century, 122 v India at Madras1997 - Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations, creating the public charity, the United Nations Foundation More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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