FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2026
1811-British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, then part of the Dutch East Indies. Stamford Raffles is appointed lieutenant-governor. 1812-Great Fire of Moscow burns out after five days, destroys 75% of the city and kills 12,000 people 1873-Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall Street and the start of the Panic of 1873 and the Long…
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the British East India Company force, led by Baron Minto, successfully conquered Java, which was then part of the Dutch East Indies. Lieutenant-governor Stamford Raffles was subsequently appointed to oversee the region. Meanwhile, in 1873, the Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co suffered a collapse, triggering panic on Wall Street and sparking the Panic of 1873, which marked the beginning of the Long Depression.
In 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was officially established under President Truman's administration.
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