TODAY IN HISTORY ----------------------- 18/09/1850 Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners. -------------------------------------------------- 18/09/1851 The first edition of The New York Daily Times, which later became The New York Times, was published. ---------------------------------------------------- 18/09/1947 The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was passed. ----------------------------------------------------- 18/09/1961 Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). ------------------------------------------------------ 18/09/1970 27-year-old rock star, Jimi Hendrix, died in London. ---------------------------------------------------- 18/09/1999 Sammy Sosa became the first player in major league baseball history to hit 60 homers in two seasons.
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