18th September: Today In History

Today is Sunday, September 18th, the 262, day of 2016. There are 104 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events: 
1502   Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his final voyage. 1793   Construction begins on the US Capitol building. The first cornerstone is set by George Washington. 
1812   A huge fire in Moscow destroys 90% of the houses and over 1,000 churches. 
1830   In a fun race, a horse beats the first U.S. made locomotive. 
1965   Mickey Mantle plays in his 2000th baseball game. 
1970   Guitarist Jimi Hendrix dies of an overdose of sleeping pills. 

Birthdays: 
53   Trajan (Roman Emperor) 
1905   Greta Garbo (Actress) 
1959   Ryne Sandberg (Baseball Player) 
1971   Jada Pinkett-Smith (Actress) 
1971   Lance Armstrong (Cyclist) 
1973   James Marsden (Actor - X-Men Movies) 
1976   Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) 
1979   Allison Lohman (Actress)

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