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Jimi Hendrix in 1967
Hendrix in 1967
The American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London on September 18, 1970, aged 27. In the days leading up to his death, he was in poor health, affected by exhaustion and possibly influenza, and frustrated by his personal relationships. He spent his last day with Monika Dannemann at her apartment in Notting Hill. The next morning, she found him unresponsive, and he was confirmed dead at St Mary Abbot's Hospital. The post-mortem examination concluded that Hendrix had died of asphyxia after choking on his vomit while intoxicated with barbiturates; Dannemann stated that he had taken 18 times his recommended dose of Vesparax. Finding no evidence of suicide, the coroner recorded his death as an open verdict. In 1992, Hendrix's former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham asked the UK authorities to reinvestigate his death; this second investigation again proved inconclusive when it was closed the following year. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Hendrix as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music". (Full article...)
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Belle of Temagami at Bear Island in 1926
Belle of Temagami at Bear Island in 1926
... that Belle of Temagami (pictured) was the largest vessel ever to cruise Lake Temagami?
... that Demba Diawara persuaded the first group of villages to renounce female genital cutting at Diabougou in Senegal?
... that male lovely and blue cotingas are quite different in appearance to the females?
... that John Peck stood for election to Nottingham City Council 35 times without success before he finally won a seat?
... that "Photograph" was the first properly finished record for Ed Sheeran's second studio album?
... that Miss Georgia 2014 Maggie Bridges wore 3D printed, laser-cut shoes fashioned after Georgia Tech's "Ramblin' Wreck" mascot for Miss America's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade?
... that exhibits in the Konya Archaeological Museum relate to the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and the Byzantine periods?
... that Bipasha Basu was the first actress in Bollywood to play conjoined twins?
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Malcolm Turnbull in 2014
Malcolm Turnbull
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes in the Pacific off the coast of Chile, killing at least ten people and prompting the evacuation of at least one million others.
Burkina Faso's Regiment of Presidential Security dissolves the nation's government in a coup d'état.
Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) becomes Prime Minister of Australia after replacing Tony Abbott as the Liberal Party leader.
An explosion in Petlawad, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 100 people and injures many more.
The ruling People's Action Party, led by Lee Hsien Loong, retains its majority in the Singaporean general election.
Ongoing events: European migrant crisis
  
Recent deaths: Moses Malone
  
 
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September 18: Paryushana begins (Digambar Jains, 2015); National Day in Chile

Royal Opera House interior
Royal Opera House interior
324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire, and ending the Tetrarchy.
1809 – The second theatre of the Royal Opera House (interior pictured) in London opened after a fire destroyed the original theatre one year earlier.
1895 – Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic adjustment, to deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.
1918 – World War I: The Central Powers' defeat in the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and opened the way for the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
1998 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization that manages the assignment of domain names and IP addresses in the Internet, was established.
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Interstate 75 sign
Interstate 75 sign
The Interstate Highways in Michigan are the segments of the national Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways that are owned and maintained by the U.S. state of Michigan, totaling about 1,239 miles (1,994 km). The longest of these, Interstate 75 (marker pictured), is also the longest highway of any kind in the state. The Interstates in Michigan have their origins in World War II-era expressways built in the Detroit area. After the system was created in 1956, the state highway department completed its first border-to-border Interstate in 1960. The last highway was completed in 1992, giving Michigan a total of 13 Interstate freeways. There are also 26 current business routes that connect cities bypassed by the Interstates; 23 are business loops that connect on both ends to their parent highway, and three are business spurs that connect on only one end. (Full list...)
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This note, depicting Benjamin Franklin on the obverse, was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
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Jimi Hendrix in 1967
Hendrix in 1967
The American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London on September 18, 1970, aged 27. In the days leading up to his death, he was in poor health, affected by exhaustion and possibly influenza, and frustrated by his personal relationships. He spent his last day with Monika Dannemann at her apartment in Notting Hill. The next morning, she found him unresponsive, and he was confirmed dead at St Mary Abbot's Hospital. The post-mortem examination concluded that Hendrix had died of asphyxia after choking on his vomit while intoxicated with barbiturates; Dannemann stated that he had taken 18 times his recommended dose of Vesparax. Finding no evidence of suicide, the coroner recorded his death as an open verdict. In 1992, Hendrix's former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham asked the UK authorities to reinvestigate his death; this second investigation again proved inconclusive when it was closed the following year. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Hendrix as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music". (Full article...)
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Belle of Temagami at Bear Island in 1926
Belle of Temagami at Bear Island in 1926
... that Belle of Temagami (pictured) was the largest vessel ever to cruise Lake Temagami?
... that Demba Diawara persuaded the first group of villages to renounce female genital cutting at Diabougou in Senegal?
... that male lovely and blue cotingas are quite different in appearance to the females?
... that John Peck stood for election to Nottingham City Council 35 times without success before he finally won a seat?
... that "Photograph" was the first properly finished record for Ed Sheeran's second studio album?
... that Miss Georgia 2014 Maggie Bridges wore 3D printed, laser-cut shoes fashioned after Georgia Tech's "Ramblin' Wreck" mascot for Miss America's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade?
... that exhibits in the Konya Archaeological Museum relate to the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and the Byzantine periods?
... that Bipasha Basu was the first actress in Bollywood to play conjoined twins?
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Malcolm Turnbull in 2014
Malcolm Turnbull
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes in the Pacific off the coast of Chile, killing at least ten people and prompting the evacuation of at least one million others.
Burkina Faso's Regiment of Presidential Security dissolves the nation's government in a coup d'état.
Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) becomes Prime Minister of Australia after replacing Tony Abbott as the Liberal Party leader.
An explosion in Petlawad, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 100 people and injures many more.
The ruling People's Action Party, led by Lee Hsien Loong, retains its majority in the Singaporean general election.
Ongoing events: European migrant crisis
  
Recent deaths: Moses Malone
  

On this day...


September 18: Paryushana begins (Digambar Jains, 2015); National Day in Chile

Royal Opera House interior
Royal Opera House interior
324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire, and ending the Tetrarchy.
1809 – The second theatre of the Royal Opera House (interior pictured) in London opened after a fire destroyed the original theatre one year earlier.
1895 – Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic adjustment, to deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.
1918 – World War I: The Central Powers' defeat in the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and opened the way for the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
1998 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization that manages the assignment of domain names and IP addresses in the Internet, was established.
More anniversaries: September 17 ·
 September 18 ·
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Interstate 75 sign
Interstate 75 sign
The Interstate Highways in Michigan are the segments of the national Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways that are owned and maintained by the U.S. state of Michigan, totaling about 1,239 miles (1,994 km). The longest of these, Interstate 75 (marker pictured), is also the longest highway of any kind in the state. The Interstates in Michigan have their origins in World War II-era expressways built in the Detroit area. After the system was created in 1956, the state highway department completed its first border-to-border Interstate in 1960. The last highway was completed in 1992, giving Michigan a total of 13 Interstate freeways. There are also 26 current business routes that connect cities bypassed by the Interstates; 23 are business loops that connect on both ends to their parent highway, and three are business spurs that connect on only one end. (Full list...)
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Federal Reserve Bank Note
A 1929 Federal Reserve Bank Note in the denomination of $100. These notes differ from Federal Reserve Notes in that they are backed by one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, rather than by all collectively. The 1929 issue, also known as small size notes, was an emergency issue prompted by the public hoarding of cash during the Great Depression.
This note, depicting Benjamin Franklin on the obverse, was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Other denominations: $5, $10, $20, $50
Banknote: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History)
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