CNN Interactive - Almanac - September 18, 1998

The Christian Coalition holds its 8th annual convention in Washington.
Hearing scheduled in Washington in the case of Russell Weston Jr., charged in the U.S. Capitol shootings.
Induction ceremonies begin in Akron, Ohio, for new class at the Inventors Hall of Fame.
National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling holds three-day conference in St. Louis.
Start of annual three-day effort to "Clean up the World." It's known as the largest global volunteer clean-up project and held in conjunction with the U.N. Environment Program.

On Saturday, September 19, the 78th annual Miss America Pageant is to be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
On Sunday, September 20, the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana begins at sundown.
On Monday, September 21, leaders from across the globe gather to address U.N. General Assembly general debate in New York.
On Tuesday, September 22, South African President Nelson Mandela scheduled to begin visit to the United States and Canada.
On Wednesday, Country Music Association awards presentation.

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Is it time to rearrange the furniture? Click here.		Singer Frankie Avalon is 58. U.S. Sen. Robert Bennett of Utah is 65. Actor Robert Blake is 60. Singer Joanne Catherall (Human League) is 36. Rock musician Kerry Livgen (Kansas) is 49. Actress Holly Robinson Peete ("Hangin' With Mr. Cooper") is 34. Actors Taylor Porter and Brandon Porter ("Party of Five") are 5. Rock musician Dee Dee Ramone is 46. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith ("A Different World") is 27. Actor Jack Warden ("Crazy Like A Fox") is 78.

In 1502, Christopher Columbus landed at Costa Rica on his fourth and last voyage to the New World.
In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.
In 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
In 1810, Chile declared its independence from Spain.
In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which allowed slaveowners to reclaim slaves who had escaped to other states.
In 1851, the first edition of The New York Times was published.
In 1922, Hungary was admitted to the League of Nations.
In 1940, "You Can't Go Home Again" by Thomas Wolfe was published.
In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27.
In 1975, fugitive Patti Hearst was arrested in San Francisco after spending more than six months with the Symbionese Liberation Army.
In 1981, the French parliament decided to abolish capital punishment and the guillotine.
In 1989, Hurricane Hugo reached Puerto Rico, causing extensive damage as it continued to barrel toward the U.S. mainland.
In 1990, the city of Atlanta was named the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics.