CNN Interactive - Almanac - September 18, 1998

Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is scheduled to visit the United States.
Boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vaughn Bean to be held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Skymark Airlines to start flight service between Tokyo and Fukuoka, becoming the first new airline in 35 years to enter Japan's domestic air service market.
The 78th annual Miss America Pageant is to be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

On Sunday, September 20, President Clinton heads to New York City to attend U.N. General Assembly meetings.
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, President Clinton meets with Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi at the Rockefeller family estate in Tarrytown, New York.
On Wednesday, September 23, NASA sponsors Challenge Mission, an eight-day deployment of the Carpenter Space Analog Station on the sea floor off Key Largo, Florida.
On Thursday, September 24, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno hosts national "Summit on School Violence and Kids" in Salt Lake City.

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In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga.
In 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin.
In 1870, in the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussians began a siege of Paris.
In 1876, the first carpet sweeper was patented by inventor Melville Bissell, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who later formed his own company.
In 1888, the world's first beauty contest took place at Spa in Belgium. The first prize was awarded to Bertha Soucaret, an 18-year-old Creole from Guadeloupe.
In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh infant.
In 1957, the United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.
In 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reacted angrily during a visit to Los Angeles upon being told that, for security reasons, he wouldn't be allowed to visit Disneyland.
In 1983, the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis became an independent state.
In 1985, the Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating quakes that claimed some 6,000 lives.
In 1994, thousands of U.S. troops swept ashore in Haiti to launch an intervention aimed at restoring democracy.