Sept. 18, 1502- Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his fourth and last voyage

Sept. 18, 1793 – President George Washington lays the first cornerstone of the Capitol  Building

Sept. 18, 1810-Chile declares independence from Spain

Sept. 18, 1851- New York Times starts publishing for two cents a copy

Sept. 18, 1812- Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses and 1,000 churches

Sept. 18, 1990- 500 pound, six-foot tall Hershey Kiss is displayed in Times Square

Sept. 19, 1941 – Nazis force German Jews ages six and over to wear Jewish stars

Sept. 21, 1983 – First cell phone ever made by Motorola

Oct. 1, 1971 – Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens

Sept. 28, 1920 – Baseball’s biggest scandal occurs when the grand jury indicts eight White Sox for throwing the 1919 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds

Sept. 28, 1982 – First reports appeared of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules

Sept. 30, 1939 – First televised college football game – Fordham v. Waynesburg

Sept. 30, 1960 – “Flintstones” premiers on television

Sept. 22, 1903 – Ice cream cone patented

Oct. 21, 1879 – Thomas Edison perfects the light bulb

Oct. 10, 1876 – First 2-way telephone conversation takes place

Oct. 19, 1872 – World’s largest gold nugget weighing 215 kg found in New South Wales

Oct. 3, 1789 – Washington D.C proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 26, 1789