September 18: Great Fire of Moscow, the CIA and Electric Street Lighting

On This Day in History September 18, 2020 Historical Events 1811  British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, part of the Dutch East Indies, Stamford Raffles appointed lieutenant governor 1812  Great Fire of Moscow burns out after 5 days, 75% of the city destroyed and 12,000 killed 1873  Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St, the start of the panic of 1873 and the Long depression 1914  Irish Home Rule bill receives Royal assent 1931  To create a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China, a railway explosion is faked by the Japanese 1947  The Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into existence after being established by President Truman in July 1976  Mao Zedong's funeral takes place in Beijing More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990) James Gandolfini (1961 - 2013) Lance Armstrong 49th Birthday Trajan (53 - 117) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Domitian (51 - 96) Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) More Famous Deaths September 18: Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display "Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort in 1879, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand