1809 – The Royal Opera House in London opened on the 18th day of September in 1809.
1837 – Tiffany and Co. (originally named Tiffany & Young) was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City on the 18th day of September in 1837. The store was called a “stationery and fancy goods emporium”.
1851 – The New York Times (originally named New-York Daily Times) was 1st published on the 18th day of September in 1851.
1870 – Old Faithful Geyser was observed and named by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition to Yellowstone on the 18th day of September in 1870.
1919 – The Netherlands gave women the right to vote on the 18th day of September in 1919.
1971 ~ Jada Pinkett Smith the American actress married to Wil Smith was born on the 18th day of September in 1971.
1977 – Voyager I took the 1st photograph of the Earth and the Moon together on the 18th day of September in 1977.
1990 – Liechtenstein became a member of the United Nations on the 18th day of September in 1990.
1998 – ICANN was formed on the 18th day of September in 1998.
2012 ~ KATE & WiLLS won an injunction banning the topless pictures of Kate Middleton on the 18th day of September in 2012. A French court banned Closer magazine from any further publication or resale of the topless pictures of Prince William’s wife Catherine “Kate” Middleton.
Today in History for September 18th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…